The Lebanese Armed Forces began operations Monday to assume security responsibility in three southern villages, marking the first on-the-ground test of a U.S.-brokered framework aimed at securing an eventual Israeli withdrawal and dismantling Hezbollah’s military presence in the region.
Israeli and Lebanese delegations began a new round of U.S.-mediated talks in Rome on Tuesday, seeking to implement a framework agreement that could lead to Hezbollah’s disarmament and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Southern Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the war against Iran is “not over,” declaring that Israel and its allies must ensure Tehran’s remaining enriched uranium and nuclear-enrichment infrastructure are removed or dismantled before the threat can be considered neutralized.
The fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is showing severe cracks, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a fresh wave of airstrikes Monday against Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon — responding to relentless ceasefire violations by the Iran-backed terror organization.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a sweeping series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley on Monday, targeting what it described as Hezbollah sites used for rocket launches and the production and storage of strategic weapons. The attacks marked one of the most extensive Israeli operations in Lebanon in months, killing at least three Hezbollah operatives in the past 24 hours, according to the military.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday carried out a sweeping wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force and its terror infrastructure across southern Lebanon, marking one of the largest military operations since the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday that its troops carried out an overnight operation in the southern Lebanon town of Blida, targeting what it described as Hezbollah terror infrastructure.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday it killed three Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon over the past two days, as tensions escalate along the northern border and Washington moves to bolster Lebanon’s official security institutions.
Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem declared Saturday that the group will not disarm, as supporters marked one year since the killing of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike.
U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace on Tuesday for high-stakes talks on Hezbollah’s future, warning that Lebanon risks sliding back into civil conflict unless progress is made on disarmament.
Several Arab media outlets reported on Thursday evening that Israel conducted strikes on facilities associated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense, situated to the east of Aleppo.
The Biden Administration spearheaded diplomatic efforts to prevent a full-blown regional war as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation against Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist organization in Lebanon, following a weekend rocket strike that killed at least 12 children in the Golan Heights.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have successfully completed an extensive defense drill in northern Israel, engaging the 146th Reserve Division, Navy, Air Force, police, and rescue services. This multi-branch exercise, conducted alongside Israeli emergency services, aimed to enhance readiness and foster cooperation among various agencies for defense scenarios in the north.
On Thursday, Hezbollah unleashed a substantial rocket barrage on northern Israel, marking one of the most extensive attacks from Lebanon since October 7, just hours before a ceasefire was to go into effect.
According to a Hezbollah source cited by Al Jazeera, Hezbollah will participate in the upcoming four-day ceasefire starting tomorrow, even though it was not part of the Israel-Hamas negotiation. The hostage deal made with Hamas may lead to the release of up to 50 hostages over the next four days.
Clashes along the Lebanese border persisted on Monday as Hezbollah terrorists fired rockets and deployed drones in northern Israel, causing substantial damage to an Israeli army base during one of the attacks.
At least 18 Israelis were injured, one critically, after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia fired anti-tank missiles from southern Lebanon in a further sign that Israel was dealing with another front and potentially a broader international conflict, officials said Monday.
The chief of Hezbollah said Saturday that “victory” over Israel is coming as his fighters use better weapons, prompting an Israeli warning of war with Lebanon, where the group is based.
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, is set to give a speech in commemoration of the terrorist organization’s “Martyr’s Day” this upcoming Saturday.
On Wednesday evening, Israel Defence Force (IDF) fighter jets struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, according to an IDF spokesman.