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Lebanon

The Lebanese Republic is an Arab country in the Middle East. It borders Israel to the south, Syria in the east and north, and the Mediterranean Sea forms its western border. The country's population is very diverse, and includes Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Maronite Christians, and Druze citizens. The official language is Arabic, and there are also many French speakers in the country. The Shia terrorist organization Hezbollah operates in Lebanon, led by Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah supporters gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the second anniversary of his death, in the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

4 min

Levant & Turkey

Hezbollah as we know it died with Nasrallah - analysis

Sources close to Hezbollah say current Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, has failed to fill the void left by his predecessor, with the center of the organization's decision-making coming from Iran

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(File) A UN peacekeeper soldier, left, salutes a convoy bringing a Lebanese delegation to meet an Israeli delegation in the southern town of Naqoura, Lebanon

2 min

Diplomacy & defense

France and Lebanon challenge Israel over UN force’s future - report

A report by the Financial Times reveals Beirut seeks more time for peacekeepers in the volatile south as Israel pushes for the mission to end

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Donald Trump

1 min

Middle East

Report: Trump reportedly rejected Saudi crown prince's request to strike Houthis as Yemeni port of Mocha falls | LIVE BLOG

Pezeshkian says Gulf Arab foreign ministers will attend the signing, while Iranian security forces battle unidentified gunmen in Saravan

Read time: 1 min.


Sud-Liban : Tsahal détruit plus de 5 km de tunnels et un vaste arsenal du Hezbollah sur la crête d'Ali Taher, le 10.09.2026

3 min

Levant & Turkey

IDF demolishes Hezbollah underground base on Ali Taher Ridge

The demolition of the Hezbollah base triggered seismic alarms at Israel’s National Geological Institute

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FILE - A Hezbollah supporter chants slogans as he holds his group's flag during a protest near the US embassy in Aukar, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, on July 10, 2020.

2 min

Levant & Turkey

US presses Lebanon to assert sovereignty and disarm Hezbollah

Hezbollah MPs roundly condemned the US for 'interfering in Lebanese affairs'

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Hezbollah special forces certificates captured from a school in southern Lebanon used to attack IDF troops, September 9, 2026.

5 min

Levant & Turkey

How Hezbollah uses Lebanon’s schools to indoctrinate the next generation

Recent IDF operations in Lebanon have uncovered an increasing number of weapons caches and armories hidden in Shia schools

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معسكر اليونيفيل على الحدود الإسرائيلية اللبنانية، أرشيف

3 min

Levant & Turkey

International force in southern Lebanon remains distant as Europe hesitates to deploy troops

Only after determing force composition is Europe ready to define the mandate, authority, and operational framework on the ground

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Israeli soldier looks over on south Lebanon, from the Northern Israeli border

2 min

Israel

Israel’s release of 5 Lebanese detainees follows progress in search for remains of 12 Lebanese Jews murdered in the 1980s

Beirut has begun searching for the remains of prominent members of Lebanon’s Jewish community abducted and killed in the 1980s

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La cheffe de la diplomatie de l'Union européenne, Kaja Kallas, à une  réunion des ministres des Affaires étrangères de l'UE au siège du Conseil européen à Bruxelles, le 16.03.2026

3 min

Europe

EU plans new Lebanon mission as over 10 European countries consider sending troops

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun traveled to Greece to convince them to guarantee peace between Israel and Lebanon

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Israeli soldier looks over on south Lebanon, from the Northern Israeli border

3 min

Diplomacy

Five Lebanese prisoners released in Israeli efforts to recover bodies of murdered Lebanese Jewish leaders

Isreal released five Lebanese civilians after determining they had no ties to terrorism, as efforts to recover the bodies of Jewish community leaders intensify

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IDF targeting a launcher that was directed at IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon

3 min

Middle East

Iran warns US against Israeli offensive on Hezbollah-held Lebanon ridge - report

Hezbollah is believed to have built an underground command center and weapons stores within the Ali al-Taher ridge, which offers a commanding view of southeastern Lebanon

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"Merci l'Iran" : une pancarte de soutien à l'Iran dans la banlieue sud de Dahiyeh à Beyrouth

3 min

Iran & Eastern States

IRGC members using identities of deceased Lebanese citizens to enter country secretly - report

US officials suspect Lebanese security personnel are helping Iranian operatives obtain passports and other documents, Al-Arabiya reports

Read time: 3 min.


Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with "Cabinet Friday", 02.09.2026

2 min

International

'All of Israel's systems are working to overthrow the Iranian regime' Netanyahu tells i24NEWS | LIVE BLOG

Trump: Iran was rebuilding missile systems; US ready to strike again, campaign won’t last long

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Troupes de Tsahal au Sud-Liban, avril 2026

2 min

Levant & Turkey

Lebanese army wants IDF to remain in southern Lebanon, for fear of Hezbollah return - report

The disarmament progress made by Hezbollah on the ground is considered insufficient by Israel

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Members from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Babil province southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 31, 2024

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Washington to Hezbollah: lay down your arms and stop taking orders from Iran

“It is time for Hezbollah to do what is best for Lebanon and the Lebanese people,” the US State Department said on X, calling on the group to surrender its weapons to the Lebanese state

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View of a village in southern Lebanon during an Israeli military operation, May 17, 2026

5 min

Israel

US, Israel oppose new UN force in Lebanon as Security Council weighs post-UNIFIL options, officials tell i24NEWS

Washington warns against ‘UNIFIL-lite’ as Security Council weighs three options for a post-mission presence in southern Lebanon

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Hezbollah members raise their group flags and chant slogans as they attend the funeral procession of Hezbollah commanders Ibrahim Kobeisi and Hussein Ezzedine in Beirut's southern suburb, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

4 min

Levant & Turkey

Hezbollah's heartlands face internal revolt, as Lebanese clans look to the future - report

"These clans constitute, to a large extent, a crucial human and military reservoir that supplies Hezbollah with personnel and field capabilities at various junctures"

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 U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack

3 min

Middle East

Trump envoy Tom Barrack says Israel ‘occupies’ Golan, contradicting US policy

Barrack also says Iran and Hezbollah must be involved in any Lebanon settlement, suggests Israel sought to bait Turkey before election

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IDF Chief Zamir, speaking from southern Syria: ‘We will not allow hostile forces to establish themselves within our borders’

1 min

Middle East

Turkish air defense plans prompted Tuesday's Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase | LIVE BLOG

Vehicle struck in Beit Jinn, roughly 10 kilometers from the Israeli border

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FILE- This photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019

3 min

US / Canada

US designates Hezbollah as an extension of IRGC, says group is not independent Lebanese movement

“Hezbollah remains the obstacle to Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability, and economic recovery"

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Rabbi Yuval Cherlow (left) Sgt. First Class Yehuda Katz (right)

5 min

Society

‘No one left behind’: Rabbi who fought at Sultan Yacoub reflects on Yehuda Katz recovery

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, who fought near the 1982 battle, tells i24NEWS the recovery of Katz’s remains closes a 44-year wound for Israel, even as it confronts the failure that left soldiers behind

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From right to left: Yehuda Katz, Zvi Feldman, Zechariah Baumel

3 min

Society

44 years after his disappearance, the remains of Maj. Katz were found and identified by the IDF

With the identification of Yehuda Katz's remains, the three missing soldiers from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub have now all been found and brought back to Israel

Read time: 3 min.


Yehuda Katz

2 min

Defense News

Remains of IDF Sgt. Yehuda Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub, has been located

The IDF has successfully located and identified the remains of Yehuda Katz, the last missing person from the battle, which is considered one of the IDF's greatest failures in the Lebanon War

Read time: 2 min.


La ville israélienne de Metula, à la frontière avec le Liban

1 min

Israel

Six foreign workers were injured by the explosion of a munitions item near Metula, two in serious condition

The explosion in an orchard near Metula: two are in serious condition with multi-system trauma, one is in moderate condition, and three are lightly injured

Read time: 1 min.


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