Lebanon

Spanish PM Sanchez attacks Netanyahu: 'He wants to do to Lebanon what he did to Gaza'

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez condemns Israel's actions and warns of economic fallout from the Iran war.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Madrid, March 20, 2026.
The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

As Israel prepares to intensify ground offensive in Lebanon, what can be learned from past wars?

 A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

Hezbollah fired 120 rockets from Tyre's neighborhoods, using civilians as shields, IDF says

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Lebanese court issues arrest warrants against Hezbollah terrorists for weapons smuggling


Lebanese army 'lied to the IDF,' didn't disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Israeli officers say

“The Lebanese army lied to the IDF. They deceived Israel. They claimed they had enforced the decision to demilitarize southern Lebanon," one Israeli officer said.

An IDF soldier and tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Hezbollah looking for 'creative' ways to abduct IDF soldiers to slow disarmament process -report

According to the report, Hezbollah is searching for “creative vulnerabilities” that could enable it to seize Israeli troops in an area where the chances of success are higher.

IDF soldiers and a tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Israel sees over 12,000 compensation claims filed as Iran war rages on

Government teams have been on the ground since the start of the war to provide assistance to citizens whose homes and property have been damaged.

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F260324CG812  File Size: 2377 KB  caption (en): Israeli srcurity and rescue forces inspect the damage at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Bnei Brak, central Israel, March 24, 2026.

Talk of annexation in Lebanon risks undermining Israel’s case against Hezbollah - editorial

Israel’s push to secure its northern border is justified, but rhetoric about the Litani River risks blurring defense with annexation, carrying serious strategic and diplomatic costs.

Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures during joint statements to the press with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2026

Canada 'strongly condemns' Israeli plan to occupy buffer zone in southern Lebanon

The plan would entail Israeli forces occupying Lebanese territory between the Litani River and Israel’s northern border in an effort to reduce the threat posed by Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on a bridge, near Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, March 22, 2026

Iranian missile intercepted above Lebanon, shrapnel falls on towns in Beirut

The Lebanese news agency reported that shrapnel from an interception had landed over a series of towns north of Beirut and led to some light wounds.

A HOLE in a wall, after shrapnel from an intercepted Iranian missile made impact in Sahel Alma, a Christian town north of Beirut, Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, March 24, 2026.

US sanctions Canadian company for ties to $100-million Hezbollah-financing network

The Treasury said Alaa Hamieh owns multiple Hezbollah-associated companies, including Lebanon-based Seven Seas SAL Offshore, Seven Seas Group S.A.R.L, and others.

The Exterior of the US Treasury Department is seen in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025.

Israel announces territorial seizure in Lebanon up to Litani River

At a meeting with the military chief of staff, Katz said Israeli forces would "control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani," a river that meets the Mediterranean.

Defense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.

Resilience on the frontlines: A year after returning to Kibbutz Dafna - opinion

In Kibbutz Dafna, life under sirens and rockets continues, but residents remain steadfast.

 Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

Lebanon declares Iran’s ambassador-designate persona non grata, gives him until Sunday to leave

The decision comes after a week of meetings between Lebanese officials and other leaders from the region, many of whom have been on the receiving end of Iranian attacks.

People celebrate what they say is Iran's victory, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon June 25, 2025.