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


Three wounded in barrage of 75 Hezbollah rockets launched into Israel

A woman in her 50s sustained serious wounds, and two aged 21 and 13, respectively, sustained light wounds from smoke inhalation.

Israeli security personnel works on site of a house damaged after a barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon into Israel, in Tamra, northern Israel October 27, 2024

'We were completely at Hezbollah's mercy,' former UN peacekeeper says

UNIFIL forces were heavily restricted by Hezbollah, and little was done when they reported violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.

IDF strikes Hezbollah command center, raids tunnels in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah's regional command center, which was used to launch numerous attacks on northern Israeli communities, was destroyed by the IDF in an aerial strike. 

 IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, October 18, 2024.

Israel’s war is 'a broader war between the free world and the forces of global jihad led by Iran'

Israel is poised to “shift the balance of power in favor of the forces of freedom and democracy,’ says Rabbi Goldstein .

 South Africa’s Chief Rabbi, Warren Goldstein

JPost embeds with IDF soldiers in Lebanon for first time since 2006

The Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob met with the IDF's Division 91in the first such trip for Israeli journalists since the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

 JPost's Military Correspondent Yonah Jeremy Bob embeds with the IDF in Lebanon, October 10, 2024

US organizes evacuations, emergency services from Lebanon: Over 1,000 Americans reach Turkey

The US Embassy in Beirut remains open to process emergency passports and other services, the State Department stated.

 US citizen Nadine El Shab leaves the arrival terminal of Istanbul Airport with her baby after her evacuation with a U.S government chartered flight from war-hit Lebanon, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 9, 2024.

500 Hezbollah targets destroyed: How has the IDF so far avoided 2006 war-style ambushes?

The IDF has found and destroyed very large quantities of high-quality anti-tank missiles, including Kornet missiles and a variety of other weapons.

 IDF tanks seen in staging area en route to Lebanon.

The war will end when Palestinians, Lebanon embrace living with Israel - opinion

In our desperation to be accepted and to finally experience peace, we have allowed the realities that go by the names of peace, ceasefires, and disarmament to be degraded and altogether denied.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

WATCH - 'Shame on them!': PM Netanyahu slams Macron’s call for arms embargo on Israel

Netanyahu rebukes Western leaders for advocating an arms embargo on Israel, accusing them of undermining Israel’s defense while Iran continues to arm its proxies across the Middle East.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron over a backdrop of Gaza (Illustrative.)

Israel-Hamas War Day 364: What's going on in Lebanon, Gaza?

Golani Brigade eliminates Hezbollah terrorists • IDF and Shin Bet on high alert during holidays • Iran FM lands in Beirut

 IDF soldiers operating in Hezbollah-controlled villages in southern Lebanon. Uploaded on 4-Oct-2024.