HezbollahIDF uses 1,100 tons of explosive to blow up huge Hezbollah tunnel networkThe blast was reported to have triggered a 4.1-magnitude earthquakeBy JC Reporter2 min read
LebanonIsrael releases Lebanese detainees in return for help finding remains of murdered JewsThe announcement came as the IDF confirmed a significant strategic gain in the ongoing campaign against HezbollahBy Melanie Swan2 min read
HezbollahIsrael responds to Hezbollah suicide drone attack by killing senior commanderIsrael criticised the Lebanese terror group’s ‘cynical tactic’ of embedding its military among civiliansBy JC Reporter3 min read
HezbollahBritish troops ‘to help ensure Hezbollah has disarmed’Israel and Lebanon are reported to have agreed that the UK will join the verification teamBy JC Reporter1 min read
By Jonathan SpyerLebanon can negotiate with Israel – but it cannot control HezbollahUS-brokered diplomacy rests on the hope that Beirut can impose authority over an Iran-backed militia it lacks both the will and the power to confront3 min read
UniversitiesRoyal Holloway suspends Friends of Palestine society over funding ‘sent to Hezbollah-linked charity’The Students’ Union has widened an initial inquiry into alleged wrongdoing, which was sparked by a student’s complaintsBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
United NationsOutrage as Unesco set to declare IDF-occupied Beaufort Castle ‘endangered’ after ‘years of silence’ when Hezbollah held fortThe Lebanese terror group built an extensive underground tunnel network under the castleBy Mark Wood1 min read
By Noa RivenThe real reason Hezbollah should be worriedA broad civic movement against the terror group is emerging within Lebanon – even among the Shi’ite community3 min read||July 20, 2026 13:02
By Jonathan SpyerHow Beirut signed a deal legitimising Israeli military presence on Lebanese soilThe agreement preserves Jerusalem’s freedom of action for as long as the sovereignty of its northern neighbour remains fictitious and Iran’s proxy remains the strongest force there3 min read||June 29, 2026 16:19
IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli borderThe tunnel ‘contained hundreds of weapons and several launch silos,’ according to the militaryBy Akiva van Koningsveld2 min read||June 29, 2026 14:00
By Ashley PerryWhy the Lebanon-Israel deal to disarm Hezbollah is historicSuccess is far from guaranteed but for the first time in many years, Jerusalem, Beirut and Washington are publicly aligned to reduce the influence of Iran and its most powerful proxy3 min read||June 29, 2026 11:52
US proposes pilot plan for IDF to transfer territory to Lebanese armyIsrael will reportedly maintain a reduced presence in a buffer zone, despite senior politicians’ insistence that they would retain all the occupied territoryBy Melanie Swan1 min read||June 25, 2026 11:07
By Kobi MichaelThe Iran deal is neither a defeat for Israel nor a victory for the Islamic RepublicTehran has made significant concessions, entering the negotiations militarily weakened, economically devastated, and politically fragile. It is now critical that Jerusalem help shape the outcome of the talks5 min read||June 19, 2026 12:04
Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’Prime Minister Netanyahu has insisted Israel will retain a presence in souther Lebanon, despite the unfolding US-Iran ceasefireBy Melanie Swan2 min read||June 19, 2026 11:16
By Emanuele OttolenghiTrump’s Iran deal is like offering Nazi Germany a Marshall Plan in 1944As a candidate, he accurately dissected the disastrous nuclear deal the Obama administration had negotiated with Tehran. As a president, he has just done infinitely worse4 min read||June 18, 2026 15:34
By The JC LeaderTrump was right about Iran – now he mustn’t squander the battlefield gainsThe president deserves credit for taking military action. But any durable deal must remove the Islamic Republic’s enriched uranium, tie sanctions relief to ending support for terror proxies and curb its ballistic missile programme3 min read||June 15, 2026 14:38