United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

October 15, 2024 | Bonnie Glick |

The UN Gravy Train Rolls on and on While America Pays

The United States contributes annually to the failed UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon established in 1978 and known as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). It was originally established...

October 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah drone strikes IDF base as Israeli forces uncover weapons in Lebanon

On October 13, a Hezbollah kamikaze drone struck an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) training base near the Israeli town of Binyamina, south of Haifa. The drone killed four IDF soldiers and severely wounded...

October 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah anti-tank and rocket fire strike northern Israel; Halevi visits Lebanon front

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued limited operations along the Israeli border with Lebanon between October 9 and October 11, including strikes on Hezbollah commanders responsible for rocket and...

October 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

October 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Will Hezbollah and Palestinian factions be open to a ceasefire?

Iranian state media presents a more moderate tone, reflecting on Israel's ceasefire conditions with Lebanon, amid concerns about Hezbollah's setbacks.

October 7, 2024 | |

UNIFIL Denies Israel Threatened Irish Peacekeepers Despite Irish President’s Claim

A spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on October 7 refuted claims that Israel threatened Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. On October 4, the...

October 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli operations in Lebanon should draw on lessons from the past

Israel has invaded Lebanon three times before, twice expecting a quick fight and instead getting pulled into a longer conflict. What will happen this time?

October 2, 2024 | Richard Goldberg, Bradley Bowman, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Israel, Iran, and Lebanon: What’s Next?

October 2, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The problem with American diplomacy

Our enemies aren’t interested in “win-win solutions”

September 19, 2024 | David Daoud, Natalie Ecanow

Israel’s communications attacks push Hezbollah into an uncomfortable corner

Hostilities between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah turned cinematic on September 17 when thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah operatives detonated simultaneously. Hezbollah announced that twelve of...

September 4, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Israel Complied with UN Resolutions; Peace Never Came

With demands that Israel leave Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor and limit its operations in the West Bank, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Jewish State “to comply with its relevant obligations,” adding that “only an end to the occupation… will bring an end to the violence.”...

July 29, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Israel After Deadly Majdal Shams Attack

The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah carried out several attacks on July 28 and July 29 targeting northern Israel. The attacks come in the wake of a Hezbollah rocket attack...

July 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Power vacuum: Can an ‘interim’ force work for Gaza?

If the Palestinian Authority can’t even control the West Bank, how will its troops fare in Gaza?

July 9, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Lydia LaFavor, Cameron McMillan

A greatly expanded arsenal means this is not the Hezbollah of 2006

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Sunday. That attack followed a July 4 assault in which the terror group fired approximately 200 projectiles and over 20...

June 27, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi |

Will Turkey Work With Hezbollah?

Turkey’s goal in the ongoing Lebanon crisis remains the humiliation of Israel.

June 14, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Cameron McMillan

The grave consequences of the UN’s failure in Lebanon

In a significant escalation, Hezbollah pummeled northern Israel on Wednesday with more than 200 rockets in the terror group’s largest single-day attack since the start of...

June 7, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Hezbollah’s Escalation on Israel’s Northern Border

June 6, 2024 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

For Israel and Hezbollah, Full-scale War Is Question of When, Not If

Well-intentioned diplomatic efforts by the U.S. and France to de-escalate the dangerous tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border can only ever have a temporary effect. With Israeli concessions incapable of satisfying Hezbollah's implacable hostility, any cease-fire will be unsustainable

May 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah may be emboldened by US arms decision

Israel may be playing down the impact of the arms delay, but it is music to Hezbollah’s ears, and the Iranian axis in general.

May 9, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Attack Kills IDF Soldier

A Hezbollah attack killed a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on May 8 in northern Israel. “Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach, a 20-year-old infantry soldier from Holon, was killed...