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March 7, 2025 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

A comparison of IDF and LAF activities in Lebanon post-November 27 ceasefire

The state of ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, which went into effect on November 27, 2024, has now officially expired. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has withdrawn from almost all areas occupied...

February 28, 2025 | |

Lebanese Prime Minister Demands IDF Withdraw From 5 Defensive Points

Salam Demands IDF Withdraw Fully From Lebanon: Newly elected Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam demanded a full IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon during a February 28 visit...

February 17, 2025 | |

‘Deployed Temporarily’: IDF Details Lebanon Lookout Posts It Will Keep Post-Withdrawal

Pullout Nearly Complete: Ahead of its February 18 deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon, the IDF said that it would withdraw the majority of its troops from south Lebanon per...

June 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah publishes drone footage of Israel as Nasrallah issues new warnings

Israeli-Hezbollah tensions increased on June 18 and June 19 as Hezbollah heightened its rhetoric warning of war. Israeli defense officials traveled to northern Israel for an assessment and key discussions...

May 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran wants a ‘perfect storm’ to threaten Israel with proxies

Iran’s goal of escalation amid the Rafah offensive has therefore not come to the fruition that Iran wanted.

May 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah says it targeted IDF ‘barracks’ in north

For almost seven months the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group has carried out thousands of attacks on Israel.

April 22, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Understanding Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Since October 7

After six months of trading fire, we can observe three distinct stages of the fighting between Israel and the Iranian proxy group.

April 21, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Claims to Target Multiple Sites in Northern Israel

Hezbollah claimed to target numerous areas in northern Israel on April 21. The Iranian-backed terrorist group told pro-Iranian media outlet Al-Mayadeen that it struck the northern...

March 27, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Barrage Against Israeli City Kills One

Hezbollah targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with a barrage of 30 rockets on March 27. The attack killed Zahar Bashara, a 25-year-old resident of the Druze town...

February 26, 2024 | David Daoud |

Breaking down Hezbollah’s rocket strategy: the Short-Range Threat

Hezbollah entered the 2006 war against Israel with an arsenal of 14,000 projectiles – a mixture of rockets and missiles of various ranges. By the end of the 34-day conflict, Hezbollah had lost approximately...

February 22, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Rocket and Anti-Tank Missiles Target Northern Israel

Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with anti-tank missiles on February 22. “An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon Thursday morning struck a private home in Yuval, a village in...

February 21, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah increases attacks on northern Israel

Hezbollah in Lebanon launched rockets and an anti-tank missile at Israel on February 21. Sirens sounded in Metula in the eastern Galilee of northern Israel beginning in the early afternoon. Metula is one...

February 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Trailblazers: IDF’s engineers transform the North

In a special project, engineers build new roads to ensure safe passages for soldiers and civilians in northern Israel, as Hezbollah continues to rain down rockets and missiles.

February 4, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Understanding the Hezbollah threat, by the numbers

The Hezbollah threat is clear, but it is also changing. The group has embedded itself within communities in southern Lebanon over the last decades.

February 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can the Iranian initiative in the Middle East be reversed?

The question is not whether the whole Iranian proxy octopus can be dismantled, but whether Israel, the US and others will seize the initiative.

December 18, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah threats extend to Israel’s North amid Iran pressure

While Hezbollah threatens Israel's north, Iran hopes for a ceasefire that will protect Hamas. In response, the IDF continues its strikes.

December 9, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Reporter’s Notebook: Life in northern Israel amid Hezbollah tensions

The sense of a ghost town, made more intense by low-hanging clouds and a bit of rain, fills out this area; from Arab al-Aramshe to Shtula and toward Mattat.

November 17, 2023 | |

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Terror Sites in Lebanon 

Latest Developments  Israeli fighter jets struck terror sites in Lebanon on November 17. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that strikes targeted “several Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon,...

October 24, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

A Second Week of War: Israel’s Ground Forces Wait on Two Fronts

The second week of the war between Hamas and Israel began on October 15 with expectations for a ground incursion into Gaza, and ended on October 22 with Israeli forces on the border of Gaza and the border...