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Israel Briefing Day 520: ‘Long-term truce real close,’ says US negotiator

Plus, Israel-US intelligence sharing reportedly at risk due to Trump’s Russia stance

By Nathan Jeffay

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Hamas has threatened to kill more hostages following Donald Trump's ultimatum to the group yesterday (Image: Getty)

Hamas has threatened to kill more hostages following Donald Trump's ultimatum to the group yesterday (Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

Israel Briefing Day 518: Hamas threatens hostage murders after Trump ultimatum

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

The late Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses a crowd during commemorations for Ashura in a southern Beirut suburb in 2016 (Picture: Getty)

Hassan Nasrallah

Terror chief Hassan Nasrallah ‘wept’ after Israeli pager operation, son reveals

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Atallah Hanna, a senior archbishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, allegedly sent a 'glowing' letter to Hezbollah praising its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah (Image: Getty)

Israeli police investigating after top archbishop ‘honoured sacrifice’ of slain Hezbollah leader

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Israeli airforce conducts fly-by over Beirut as thousands mourn Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah

Israeli airforce conducts fly-by over Beirut as thousands mourn Nasrallah

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The Biton's winery in Avivim, an Israeli village on the Lebanese border, was destroyed during the war with Hezbollah (Image: Rina Castelnuovo)

Picking up the pieces: the Israeli winery bridging the border with Lebanon

By Etgar Lefkovits

3 min read

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly gifted a golden pager to Donald Trump during the pair's meeting at the White House (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu gifts Trump ‘golden pager’ in tribute to surprise attack against Hezbollah

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

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How Israel can make Lebanon a Hezbollah-free zone this year

The Lebanese government must forced to confront Hezbollah’s role as a state within a state

By Yaakov Lappin

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January 23, 2025 16:12

'Without confronting Hezbollah’s role as a state within a state, disarmament efforts of Hezbollah will remain ineffective' (Image: Getty)

Israel asks to delay Lebanon withdrawal days ahead of deadline

However, the recent shift in administration in the US could put the IDF back on the clock

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January 23, 2025 11:46

The IDF is reportedly seeking a delay to its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, which is meant to conclude by Sunday (Image: Getty)

Why Lebanon's new president represents yet another blow to Hezbollah and Iran

Joseph Aoun is backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia – and has pledged to dismantle Hezbollah’s military wing

By Yoni Ben Menachem

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January 14, 2025 10:52

Newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun reviews an honour guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on Jan. 9, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Nasrallah underestimated Israel’s willingness to assassinate him

New York Times investigation shows how deeply compromised Hezbollah was after decades of Israeli espionage

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December 30, 2024 12:32

TOPSHOT - A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amids debris at Beirut's southern suburb Rouweiss neighbourhood on October 10, 2024, following overnight Israeli strikes. The United States urged its ally Israel to avoid Gaza-like military action in Lebanon, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it could face "destruction" like the Palestinian territory. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Yaakov Katz

The uprising in Syria is providing a convenient distraction for Bibi

Israel’s security policy must be rooted in more than immediate threats and tactical distractions

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December 5, 2024 07:30

Syrian regime airstrikes target anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30 (Getty)

British Iranian film-maker raises money for Hezbollah families

Reza John Vedadi memorialised ‘the Butcher of Tehran’, Ebrahim Raisi, as a martyr

By Jane Prinsley

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December 4, 2024 16:11

Dr Reza John Vedadi posted on Instagram: 'A Lebanese family in Qom/Iran is in need of financial aid. If you would like to donate please DM... their sons, husbands and fathers fought and gave their lives and limbs. Least we can do is support those in need.'

Richard Pater

By Richard Pater

Ten reasons to celebrate Israel’s crucial ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah

The truest test will be when the residents of the north feel confident in returning and rebuilding their homes

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December 2, 2024 14:50

Israeli security forces inspect the vicinity of a damaged house in Rinatya village in central Israel at a site hit by rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon on November 24 (Getty Images)

IDF says it destroyed Hezbollah’s largest missile production site hours before ceasefire

The subterranean complex near the Syrian border was used to make weapons with Iranian support

By Imogen Garfinkel

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November 28, 2024 10:56

IDF fighter jets destroyed Hezbollah's largest precision-guided missiles manufacturing site hours before the ceasefire (Credit: IDF)

Israeli war cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

President Biden said the ceasefire would start at 2am UK time

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November 26, 2024 21:08

Smoke rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on November 25, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)

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