Lebanese Armed Forces

May 23, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: May 12–May 18, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between May 12 and May 18, 2025. The IDF’s activities last week included targeted strikes on Hezbollah...

May 13, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: April 28–May 11, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between April 28 and May 11, 2025. The week of April 28 to May 4 witnessed one of the lowest rates of...

May 13, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon Is Finally on the Right Track

A glimmer of hope can finally be seen in the Middle East and is emanating, surprisingly, from Lebanon, where the state is restoring its sovereignty and shrinking the Hezbollah tumor. More needs to be done....

May 12, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem encourages voting in upcoming Lebanese municipal elections

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave a speech on Wednesday, April 28, addressing Lebanon’s upcoming municipal elections. The fate of Hezbollah’s arms is now the top question...

May 8, 2025 | |

Israeli Air Strikes Target Hezbollah Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon

Israel Strikes Hezbollah: The Israeli Air Force launched extensive airstrikes on May 8 targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The IDF said that it struck a terrorist...

May 2, 2025 | |

Beirut Official Claims Lebanese Army Has Dismantled 90 Percent of Hezbollah Infrastructure Near Israeli Border

Lebanese Official Touts LAF Moves Against Hezbollah: An unnamed Lebanese security official has claimed that “over 90 percent” of Hezbollah’s infrastructure along the country’s...

April 28, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: April 21–April 27, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between April 21 and April 27, 2025. The IDF’s operations this week included targeted killings of Hezbollah...

April 28, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Hezbollah Missile Storage Facility in Beirut

Strike Follows Warning: The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah precision-guided missile storage facility embedded in Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district on April 27. The strike...

April 20, 2025 | |

Lebanese Army Says It Prevented Rocket Attack on Israel

Attack Prevented: The Lebanese Army announced on April 20 that it had thwarted a rocket attack against Israel — the first such publicized intervention since the November 2024...

April 20, 2025 | David Daoud |

Qassem’s speech on Lebanon’s national defense strategy indicates Hezbollah will remain armed

Lebanon has a unique opportunity to disarm Hezbollah, which most Lebanese hope their government can seize. They see a chance in President Joseph Aoun’s insistence on monopolizing force in the hands of...

April 17, 2025 | |

‘The Hand That Tries to Reach the Weapons Will Be Cut’: Lebanon’s President Aims to Disarm Hezbollah, Iran-Backed Group Objects

‘All Arms Must Be Under the Sole Authority of the State’: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on April 15 that he aims to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group this...

April 14, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: April 7–April 13, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities and operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon between April 7 and April 13, 2025. For the second week in a row, Israeli operations in the country...

April 13, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem explains Hezbollah’s vision for the future in first long-form interview

On March 09, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave his first lengthy interview to Manar Sabbagh from Al Manar, Hezbollah’s satellite TV station, after assuming his post. Qassem’s predecessor,...

April 9, 2025 | |

Hezbollah Open to Discussing its Weapons if Israel Vacates Lebanon, Senior Official Says

Willing To Discuss ‘National Defense Strategy’: Officials with the Iran-backed Hezbollah signaled on April 9 that the terrorist group would be open to discussing disarmament...

April 8, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

National Dialogue Is Unconstitutional

When President Joseph Aoun took his oath of office before Parliament, he pledged to uphold the Constitution of Lebanon. Had the President and his Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, declared from the outset that...

April 5, 2025 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s Quds Day speeches

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered two speeches to commemorate Quds Day last week. This annual event, begun by Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is held on...

April 1, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work

Lebanon is pretending to disarm Hezbollah and thinks that the world believes it. Then, when the world calls Beirut out, Lebanese officials engage in collective delusion and blame “Israeli aggression”...

March 31, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: March 24–March 31

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities and operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between March 24 and 30, 2025. On Friday, unknown actors again fired rockets at northern...

March 25, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: March 18–March 23

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations against Hezbollah throughout Lebanon between March 18 and March 23.

March 22, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Dozens of Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon After Rockets Fired at Israeli Communities

Rockets Fired from Lebanon: Six rockets were fired from Lebanon at the northern Israeli town of Metula on March 22. Three of the projectiles fell short and landed in Lebanese territory,...