Lebanon War

Voices from the Arab press: Lebanon succeeds in separating its path from Iran

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

(From R) LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and cabinet members attend a session on the army’s plan to disarm Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Sept. 5, 2025.
IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iran rejects second round of US talks, claims Washington broke ceasefire

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

IDF announces soldier falls in Lebanon, schools to reopen nationwide

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 13, 2026; illustrative.

IDF says elite unit took control of key position in southern Lebanon minutes before ceasefire


The inside story of the IDF's role in Hezbollah pager explosions

Both the IDF and the Mossad funded different aspects of the operation, understanding that the goal was to decisively defeat Hezbollah at the right moment, whenever that might be.

 Following the pager attack in Lebanon, smoke from mobile tents

Katz: Security control over Philadelphi Corridor will remain in IDF hands

Katz stated that there would be "no Hamas governance in Gaza," adding that this will be an entirely different reality.

 Defense Minister Israel Katz speaking at the Philadelphi Corridor December 25, 2024.

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire has set the stage for a Fourth Lebanon War - opinion

Leaving Hezbollah in place to regroup and rebuild, and abandoning the territory in southern Lebanon adjacent to Israel’s northern border, are merely setting the stage for the fourth Lebanon war.

 UNIFIL SOLDIERS of Italy’s San Marco unit patrol along the Litani River near the Lebanese village of Shuhur, in 2006.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem declares victory against Israel in televised speech

“We won because we prevented the enemy from destroying Hezbollah,” Qassem said. 

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, November 29, 2024, in this still image from video.

Hezbollah should abandon arms to end Israel war, Lebanese Christian party head says

Hezbollah says it is defending Lebanon from Israeli aggression and has vowed to keep fighting, saying it will not lay down its arms or allow Israel to achieve political gains on the back of the war.

 Smoke billows on Lebanon's side of the border with Israel, behind the Israeli village of Fassuta, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Ein Ya'akov, northern Israel, November 1, 2024.

Hezbollah seeks to target Israel with more long-range missiles: What does this mean? - analysis

Hezbollah has a new goal: trying to use more long-range missiles to target Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas.

 UAV (illustrative)

IDF announces fallen soldier Sgt. Shalev Itzhak Sagron, killed in Lebanon

Sagron fell alongside multiple other IDF soldiers in combat in Lebanon.

 Sgt. Shalev Yitzhak Sigron fell in Lebanon.

WATCH: IDF strikes key terror targets in continued Gaza, Lebanon operations

The IDF’s 162nd Division continued its operations in the Jabalya area, where soldiers engaged and neutralized several terrorists and dismantled key structures that were used for weapons storage.

 IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, November 10, 2024.

Hezbollah MP: Ceasefire must come before negotiations with Israel

The Hezbollah official has repeatedly claimed the Lebanese people, including those caught up in the war, support Hezbollah.

 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon October 25, 2024.

Number of suicides could increase as security situation continues, Israeli experts say

The researchers noted that the current study referred to the general population in Israel, but there are also specific groups at increased risk during national crises or wars.

 DR. SHIRI DANIELS.