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Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region

Israeli goals in Lebanon war shift from imminently disarming Hezbollah to reestablishing South Lebanon Security Zone

The renewed Lebanon war between Israel and Hezbollah that began on March 2 is now over a month old, with little change in the overall picture or disposition of the main actors. However, Israeli officials...

Lebanon Declares Iranian Ambassador Persona Non Grata

Tehran’s Envoy Declared ‘Persona Non Grata’: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said on March 24 that he had “instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry...

Lebanon Will Keep Hezbollah’s Arms, Lose its South

Lebanon has made its choice. Instead of enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and its own cabinet’s decision to disarm Hezbollah, Beirut will allow the pro-Iran militia to keep its weapons but...

IDF Strikes Key Bridges Over Lebanon’s Litani River Used by Hezbollah

IDF Hits Bridges Used by Hezbollah: The IDF said on March 18 that it had struck at least two bridges crossing the Litani River in Lebanon. According to Israel, “Hezbollah …...

Lebanons’ second chance

This conflict could finally free Beirut from Hezbollah

Time for Lebanon to Partner with Israel Against Hezbollah

Now that Lebanon and Israel’s interests are so clearly aligned in disarming Hezbollah, the time has come for the two states to cooperate toward this shared goal and lay the groundwork for peace. On...

‘Targeted Ground Operation’: IDF Expands Offensive in Southern Lebanon

Pushing Further Into Lebanon: The IDF stated on March 16 that troops had begun a ‘targeted ground operation’ against ‘key objectives’ in southern Lebanon as part of Israel’s...

Hezbollah Tests Israel’s Patience as Northern Front Escalates

Hezbollah sharply escalated its attacks on March 11, launching scores of rockets into northern Israel in one of its largest barrages since joining the war on Iran’s side on March 1. The salvo was timed...

Israel’s Goals and Challenges in the New Hezbollah War

Hezbollah’s opening of a front from Lebanon in support of Iran was not a surprise for Israel, which is again discussing the forcible dismantling of the organization. It remains unclear whether...

Israel strikes over 500 targets in Lebanon, issues evac orders in renewed war with Hezbollah (March 2–6)

The November 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, finally broke down completely. In the early morning hours of March 2, 2026, Hezbollah’s forces...

Hezbollah’s Recklessness May Restore Israel’s ‘Security Zone’

Hezbollah built much of its political legitimacy on the claim that it forced Israel to withdraw from its “security zone” in southern Lebanon in 2000. The group’s decision to now join Iran’s war...

Hezbollah leader vows to fight until the end in renewed war with Israel

On March 2 at approximately 1:30 am, Hezbollah attacked Israel with several rockets and drones for the first time since the November 27, 2024, ceasefire went into effect. The group officially claimed the...

Washington Must Ensure Beirut Acts on Its Promise To Disarm Hezbollah

Hezbollah, despite its assurances to Lebanese officials, launched a barrage of rockets and drones at Israel on the morning of March 2, making Lebanon an unwilling party to the war with Iran. In response,...

Time for Lebanon’s De-Hezbollahfication

Lebanon has tasted the nightmare Israel faced on October 7, 2023. Iran’s Islamist regime and its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are irrational actors who cannot be trusted with a single bullet, let alone...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: February 9–15, 2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between February 9 and February 15, 2026. Israeli activities last week maintained the reduced intensity...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: February 2–8, 2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations against Hezbollah throughout Lebanon between February 2 and February 8, 2026. Israeli activities last week targeted Hezbollah assets and personnel...

What the LAF Chief’s Visit to the U.S. Revealed

Lindsey Graham portrayed his meeting with Rodolphe Haykal, which collapsed within minutes, as a complete debacle. The U.S. senator asked the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) chief if Hezbollah was a terrorist...

Naim Qassem delivers defiant speech to mark anniversary of Mahdi Schools

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech on February 3 that marked the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of Hezbollah’s Mahdi School System, which, according to Qassem,...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 26–February 1, 2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 26 and February 1, 2026. Israeli operations last week maintained an intensified tempo,...