Lebanon

Beirut-Jerusalem peace talks plans rest on an old fiction: Lebanese sovereignty

The initiative ignores the likelihood – indeed the certainty – that Hezbollah will refuse to disarm and seems designed to head off decisive Israeli action to push Iran’s proxy north

By Jonathan Spyer

3 min read

Israeli army tanks deploy near the border with Lebanon (Image: Getty)

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (Image: Israeli embassy)

Diaspora

Herzog voices concern for Commonwealth Jewry in the wake of terror attacks

By Natalie Lisbona

1 min read

Israel

IDF begins ‘targeted ground operation’ in Lebanon

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

A still from IDF bodycam footage capturing operations in southern Lebanon (IDF)

Israel

Watch: IDF releases bodycam footage of Lebanon operation

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Letter from Jerusalem

In this new looking-glass world, Lebanon wants to talk directly to Israel

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

Lebanon

Lebanese president calls for fresh ceasefire following Israeli strikes on Beirut

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Israel

IDF advancing into Lebanon to prevent ‘direct fire’ on Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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IDF begins ‘offensive campaign’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket attacks

The terror group’s strikes appeared to spell the end of a ceasefire that has been in place since November 2024

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

March 2, 2026 11:26

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese area of Deir Seryan on March 2, 2026 (Getty Images)

Watch: Israel’s Iron Beam laser defence system intercepts Hezbollah rockets

The IDF has opened an ‘offensive campaign’ in Lebanon following the terror group’s attacks

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

March 2, 2026 10:20

A Hezbollah rocket is intercepted by the Iron Beam laser defence system on March 1, 2026 (X/Visegrad24)

Lebanon ‘will not allow’ Hezbollah to drag it into US-Iran war, PM claims

Nawaf Salam said his country had enough ‘adventures’ due to Hezbollah’s involvement in the ‘Gaza support war’, which sparked a damaging conflict with Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

February 3, 2026 15:43

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the Government Palace in Beirut on December 3, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israel dropped ‘unknown chemical’ in Lebanon, say peacekeepers

UN agencies accused the IDF of hindering their activities in the area and are now trying to identify the mysterious substance

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

February 3, 2026 14:24

Unifil forces arrive on the outskirts of the town of al-Khiam, southern Lebanon, on January 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

Lebanese foreign minister says Israel ‘has the right’ to continue attacks on Hezbollah in his country

Youssef Rajji’s comments sparked backlash from the terror group’s political supporters and appeared to be at odds with his own government’s claim that the IDF has violated a US-brokered ceasefire

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 15, 2026 10:53

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji (R) shakes hands with the newly appointed US ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, in Beirut on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Lebanese Army claims to have disarmed Hezbollah in ‘effective and tangible way’

Israel has said Beirut’s efforts are ‘encouraging’ but ‘far from sufficient’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 8, 2026 12:06

Lebanese soldiers standing atop a military vehicle in Alma al-Shaab, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on November 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israel strikes Hamas and Hezbollah ‘weapons production sites’ in Lebanon

The IDF said it targeted weapons storage facilities and ‘military infrastructure’ in the southern regions, including in the country’s third-largest city

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 6, 2026 10:20