The road to the second Lebanon ceasefire
At midnight local time on April 17, a second ceasefire in as many years went into effect between Israel and Lebanon. Brokered, or to some degree imposed, by the United States, this cessation of hostilities...
Maroun al-Ras
Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: February 23–March 1, 2026
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations against Hezbollah throughout Lebanon between February 23 and March 1, 2026. Israeli activities last week were less intense than in preceding...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 19–25, 2026
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 19 and January 25, 2026. Israeli activities last week were intense, particularly on Sunday....
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 5–11, 2026
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 5 and January 11, 2026. Israeli activities last week were noticeably more intense and...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: November 24–30, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between November 24 and 30, 2025. Israeli activities this week were markedly less intense and fewer in...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: November 17–23, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between November 17 and November 23, 2025. Israeli activities last week constituted a significant qualitative...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: November 3–9, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between November 3 and November 9, 2025. Israeli activities this week were concentrated almost exclusively...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: September 29–October 5, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between September 29 and October 5, 2025. Activities last week were more intense than in the previous...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: September 22–28, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted multiple operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between September 22 and September 28, 2025. Activities last week were significantly lower than any previous...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: August 18–24, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between August 18 and August 24, 2025. While IDF activities were considerably fewer than in previous weeks—perhaps...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: August 4–17, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between August 4 and August 17, 2025. From August 4 through 10, the IDF carried out several targeted...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: July 14–20, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between July 14 and July 20, 2025. The IDF’s activities last week were largely concentrated south of...
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Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: June 30–July 6, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between June 30 and July 6, 2025. The IDF’s operations last week reached both sides of the Litani River,...
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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...
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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...
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Hezbollah fires rockets six miles from Israel, targeting UNIFIL posts
Hezbollah has been launching rockets just miles from Israel’s northern border and has shown a willingness to target UNIFIL bases.
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IDF strikes Hezbollah in Beirut as the group increases rocket and drone attacks
On November 12, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has “dismantled a majority of Hezbollah’s weapons storage and missile manufacturing facilities located under the...
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Could both Israel and Hezbollah ‘win’? Possibly, because their goals differ
While reports in Israel assess that Hezbollah may have lost 80 percent of its rocket arsenal and also lost 2,000 fighters, Hezbollah is putting on a brave face, claiming Israel is far from its goals.
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IDF Golani Brigade: Fighting terrorism from Gaza to Lebanon
The Golani are moving forward and dismantling Hezbollah as they dismantled Hamas in parts of northern Gaza.
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The challenges facing UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Irish troops have had a presence in southern Lebanon since 1978, but they now face an impossible mission.