Hezbollah

How Beirut signed a deal legitimising Israeli military presence on Lebanese soil

The 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 there

By Jonathan Spyer

3 min read

Lebanon

IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli border

By Akiva van Koningsveld

2 min read

Hezbollah supporters take to the streets in the southern suburbs of Beirut to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon on June 27, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Why the Lebanon-Israel deal to disarm Hezbollah is historic

3 min read

Lebanon

US proposes pilot plan for IDF to transfer territory to Lebanese army

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Israeli F-15 jets on their way to strike Iran (Image: Israeli Air Force)

By Kobi Michael

The Iran deal is neither a defeat for Israel nor a victory for the Islamic Republic

5 min read

Israel

Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

President Donald J. Trump signs the Iran Memorandum of Understanding at Versailles, France on June 17, 2026 (Image: White House)

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

Trump’s Iran deal is like offering Nazi Germany a Marshall Plan in 1944

4 min read

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By The JC Leader

Trump was right about Iran – now he mustn’t squander the battlefield gains

The 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 programme

3 min read

June 15, 2026 14:38

US President Donald Trump at the White House (Image: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Spyer

Why the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for Israel

The reported agreement appears to restore much of the pre-war status quo, leave Iran's missile programme and proxy network untouched, and potentially tie Jerusalem's hands in Lebanon

3 min read

June 15, 2026 10:38

US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House (Image: Getty Images)

We won’t withdraw from southern Lebanon, says Israeli defence minister

Statement follows Trump’s announcement of a ‘peace deal’ with Iran

By JC Reporter

3 min read

June 15, 2026 09:59

Destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila following an Israeli airstrike on May 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel strikes Hezbollah in Beirut following cross-border attack

IDF is bracing for possible Iranian missile fire after threats from Tehran

By JC Reporter

2 min read

June 14, 2026 15:48

IDF strike on a Hezbollah command center located in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, June 14, 2026. (Image: IDF)

By The JC Leader

Britain’s false equivalence on Israel, Iran and Hezbollah

The UK’s habit of assigning equal blame is difficult to justify when the Islamic Republic and its Lebanese proxy initiated the latest attacks and the regime remains openly committed to Israel’s destruction

2 min read

June 9, 2026 17:08

People take cover in a public shelter during an Iranian rocket attack alert in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence

It’s possible this is exactly what was agreed upon quietly between Jerusalem and Washington. Trump has an interest in ensuring Tehran understands that dragging out talks and exploiting his desire for an agreement comes at a price

3 min read

June 8, 2026 15:17

IDF strikes aerial defence systems in Iran, which housed missiles intended to target aircraft. (Image: IDF)

By Jonathan Spyer

Why Iran is escalating against Israel to protect its ‘Resistance Axis’

Jerusalem, for its part, has made clear that Tehran’s insistence on linking any deal to a ceasefire in Lebanon will not constrain its response to Hezbollah attacks

4 min read

June 8, 2026 13:06