Israel-Lebanon border

Home Front Command issues new guidelines for the North, canceling school in Lebanon border towns

The new guidelines limit gatherings in communities along the Lebanese border to no more than 50 people outdoors and 200 indoors, and beaches are closed to the public.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026
POST-ISRAELI withdrawl in May 2000, a donkey survives in a minefield in the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun.

A Lebanese Christian fled from Hezbollah - and found refuge in Israel

On May 24-25, we marked the anniversary of Israel’s hasty withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, and with it, bringing thousands of Lebanese Christians to Israel. Here is the story of one young man.

|ByJONATHAN FELDSTEIN
The Home Front Command app issuing warnings for incoming rocket attacks in central Israel, September 2024; illustrative.

IDF Home Front Command develops early warning system for Hezbollah rocket, drone attacks - report

The window of preparation provided by the new advanced warning will vary by the geographic area targeted by the attacks, and the system is expected to be implemented within the next few days.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hezbollah’s entrenched presence – military, political, and social – continues to operate independently of the Lebanese state.PremiumPremium

Israel can win in Lebanon, just not in the way Netanyahu promised - analysis

A path forward in Lebanon exists, but only through realism, as Hezbollah’s grip limits both military gains and diplomatic options

|ByERIC R. MANDEL

IDF reservists forced to cross Lebanon border despite being ineligible for benefits

The soldiers had recently been ranked at 'Tier B," a step down from "Tier A," which is given to soldiers who serve in particularly dangerous positions, including crossing the border.

MAY 18, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.

Israel unable to destroy Hezbollah's drones with military force, needs political edge - report

Currently, the IDF is taking various measures against it, including deploying anti-explosive drone barbed wire, which it has also supplied to the Lebanese army, to minimize attacks.

MAY 17, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published April 28, 2026.

The Rubble Doctrine: Inside Israel's new security policy in southern Lebanon

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The destruction of El-Khiam reflects a profound shift in Israeli military thinking after October 7: deny the enemy not only the desire, but the capability, to strike.

MAY 15, 2026ByHERB KEINON
INSIDE THE remains of a small clothing store, where some articles of clothing still hung on racks, the ‘Post’ was shown a 25-meter shaft leading to an underground Hezbollah command center beneath the floorboards, where communications equipment, weapons, and uniforms were found.

Third round of Israel-Lebanon talks to take place in US next week - report

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam assured reporters on Wednesday that Lebanon was not heading towards normalization but towards peace with Israel.

MAY 6, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter walk to their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026.

Israel and Lebanon’s complicated talks: Is Hezbollah’s disarmament possible? - opinion

No one could deny that face-to-face Israel-Lebanon negotiations are long overdue – most would say by many decades.

APRIL 29, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
People carry the coffins of three Hezbollah terrorists during their funeral ceremony, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Al-Halloussiyah, southern Lebanon, April 25, 2026.

Israeli families vow to stay in North: 'If we're not here, Hezbollah will be here'

Despite the shaky ceasefire with Lebanon, this family on Israel’s northern border says it will never leave again

APRIL 28, 2026ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN
Firefighters douse flames in a field after a drone launched from southern Lebanon fell near Kibbutz Snir in the Upper Galilee.

Israel, Hezbollah trade ceasefire violation accusations as IDF tries to block civilians' return

The IDF continued to jockey with Lebanese civilians about trying to prevent them from returning to southern Lebanon until a broader deal is reached regarding Hezbollah disarming.

APRIL 23, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah terrorist in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026

Lebanon's choice: Disarm Hezbollah or accept an Israeli buffer zone - analysis

Revisiting history to chart a path toward sovereignty and stability – and end the era of Hezbollah in Lebanon

APRIL 23, 2026BySHAUL BARTAL
If Lebanon is to survive as a sovereign, pluralistic state, it must remove Hezbollah from the military sphere.

To stop Hezbollah, Israel must pressure the Lebanese system that sustains it - opinion

By shielding a militant proxy, Lebanon risks forfeiting both its sovereignty and its stability

APRIL 23, 2026ByMAURICE HIRSCH
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C) heads a cabinet session to discuss an army plan to disarm the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, in September 2025.

IDF Home Front Command extends siren warning times for Hezbollah rockets in North

In 22 locations in the Golan Heights, the time will be extended from "immediate" to 15-30 seconds, depending on the town.

APRIL 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026