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Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah

The Syrian minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on his first stop, and then headed for a meeting with the parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

|ByREUTERS
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.
A person clicks a photo of Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad as he announces the names of 70 lawmakers appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to a transitional parliament, in Damascus, Syria, July 1, 2026

Syria forms first post-Assad parliament to kickstart new era of 'managed democracy'

The new parliament has 140 elected seats and 70 appointed by the president.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The IDF's Lavi Hummer in an undated photograph

IDF unveils upgraded Hummer, featuring 'first of its kind' turbo system

“There are some minor differences in appearance, but the real change is on the inside,” unit commander, Maj. A. said to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, while operating the Lavi in real time.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on February 16, 2026.

Does Hezbollah fear Syria’s new government amid Iran tensions? - analysis

Hezbollah is on high alert as Syria’s new government opposes Iran and the group, raising tensions along the Lebanese border amid military buildup and regional uncertainty.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Lebanon exchanges IS militants for fallen soldiers

Islamic State will hand over one Hezbollah captive and the bodies of an estimated 8 Hezbollah forces in exchange for hundreds of IS militants.

AUGUST 29, 2017ByREUTERS
A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Russian military police deploy close to Israel's Golan to monitor safe zones

Moscow had informed Israel, the United States, and Jordan about the deployment.

JULY 25, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tour of Mt. Hermon and Golan IDF positions.

Hezbollah says it seized strategic valley on Syria-Lebanon border

The offensive, launched on Friday by Hezbollah and the Syrian army, has so far focused on militants from al Qaeda's former Syria branch, previously called the Nusra Front.

JULY 24, 2017ByREUTERS
A Hezbollah member carries a mock rocket next to a poster of the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah

Lebanon's Hezbollah, Syrian army advance in border offensive

The operation has targeted Sunni Muslim insurgents from the former Nusra Front, a group that was aligned to al-Qaida.

JULY 22, 2017ByREUTERS
A still image taken on July 21, 2017 from an undated footage by Hezbollah Military handout shows smoke rising at an unidentified location at the Syrian-Lebanese frontier.

Israel and Hezbollah: The battle before the battle

Today, the view in Israel is that the distinction between Hezbollah and the institutions and authorities of the Lebanese state has disappeared.

JULY 22, 2017ByJONATHAN SPYER
Lebanese army soldiers patrol on their armoured vehicle the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal.

Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border

Several thousand Syrian refugees are living in camps in Juroud Arsal, the area of the joint operation.

JULY 21, 2017ByREUTERS
A Lebanese soldier carries his weapon as he stands at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon September 21, 2016. Picture taken September 21, 2016.

This week in 60 seconds: Israeli jets hit Syria; Western Wall controversy

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

JUNE 29, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
The Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem

5 reasons why Nasrallah’s threat to use Iraq and Iran fighters against Israel is alarming

The following are five reasons that Hezbollah’s latest statement has ramifications for Israel and the region.

JUNE 24, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Supporters of Hassan Nasrallah listen to the Hezbollah leader via a screen during a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the end of the 2006 war with Israel, in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, August 13

Syrian opposition leader hails alleged Israeli strike on Hezbollah hub

Fahad al-Masri said he felt 'great satisfaction' due to 'these blessed strikes.'

APRIL 28, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD
A man sits on an old tank as he watches fighting taking place in Syria from the Israeli side of the border fence

Israel weighs treating children wounded in Syrian gas attack

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman reportedly voiced opposition because such an operation would have to be coordinated with the Turks.

APRIL 10, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Members of the Civil Defence rescue children after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria June 2, 2014