Israel, Hezbollah and Lebanon

As IDF uncovers Hezbollah weapons, Lebanon's leader demands Israel exit southern region
Lebanon's leader on Monday toured parts of his country amid large Israeli gains of Hezbollah weapons. Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for Israel's military to exit the region after a recent cease-fire agreement.
Lebanon PM in first tour of south since start of Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire
Najib Mikati’s visit was part of his tour of Lebanese military positions alongside army chief Joseph Aoun in frontline areas of southern Lebanon.
Israel Says It Won’t Allow Hezbollah to Return to South Lebanon
Israel won’t permit Hezbollah operatives to return to villages in southern Lebanon and reestablish infrastructure that would pose a threat to Israeli communities, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.
Lebanon PM, UN peacekeepers call for accelerated Israeli withdrawal
United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon's prime minister called on Monday for the Israeli army to speed up its withdrawal from the country, nearly a month into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
What the Israel-Hezbollah war did to Lebanon's cultural heritage sites
Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing damage to UNESCO World Heritage Sites from Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Syria.
UN Peacekeepers Urge Israel To Speed Up Withdrawal From South Lebanon
The United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon on Monday urged the Israeli military to speed up its withdrawal from the area, nearly a month after a ceasefire came into effect.
Ex-Mossad Agents Reveal Details Of How They Turned Hezbollah’s Communications Devices Into Bombs
Key details of the Israeli intelligence service’s operation targeting members of Hezbollah with exploding pagers and ...
People in Lebanon divided on the future of Hezbollah
People in Lebanon are burying their dead and trying to rebuild their lives while a fragile ceasefire between Israel and ...
The Bulwark11d
The Destruction of Hezbollah Is an Opportunity for Lebanon
Lebanon lost that precious inheritance because of its inability to forge a strong state. So Lebanon has become the place ...
Former Israeli spies describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah
One of the agents says the operation was like something from the “Truman Show,” with everything controlled behind the scenes by Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
Long War Journal4d
Analysis: Naim Qassem on Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon and about-face on Syria
In his first speech after Assad’s downfall, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem completely reversed the organization’s ...
Hezbollah must focus on Lebanon not wider region, senior politician Bassil says
Iran-backed Hezbollah needs to focus on domestic issues in Lebanon and not the wider region, senior Lebanese Maronite ...
The Boston Globe12d
Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel
Or that in the Hezbollah stronghold around the ancient ruins of Baalbeck, militia members — not Lebanon’s official military and security forces — held guns and patrolled the streets.
In the ruins of a bombed-out church in Lebanon, there's now a tiny Christmas tree
A Christmas tree stands among the fallen stones in the ruins of a Catholic church in southern Lebanon that was hit by an ...