Lebanon

'It's like a cancer': Lebanese journalists on life under Hezbollah's grip

Many Lebanese say they are paying the price for a conflict they neither chose nor control

A displaced girl sits in the back of a pick-up truck in Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon on March 15. Lebanon is working to form a delegation to negotiate with Israel in a bid to stop the war with Hezbollah. Premium
A displaced Lebanese woman stands beside her tent along Beirut’s seafront area on March 15. Israel issued evacuation orders covering hundreds of square kilometers of Lebanon, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. PremiumPremium

'No longer a safe place': Lebanon fractures under Hezbollah's war

A memorial service is held at Sayyidet al-Najaat Church for five Christians, including a priest, who were killed in attacks in Rumiyeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 15, 2026.

Christians in Lebanon navigate fear and neutrality amid ongoing regional conflict

Weapons confiscated by the IDF during operations in southern Lebanon, March 19, 2026.

IDF kills over 20 Hezbollah terrorists, confiscates weapons in 24 hours of ops. in southern Lebanon


Netanyahu could call early elections as wartime success influences political strategy - interview

The timing of the elections will “heavily depend” on the results of the war and can cause the date to be moved up, said Prof. Gideon Rahat, a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation amid Israeli strike on Iranian regime targets on March 7, 2026.

IDF eliminates Imam Hussein Division Commander within a week of eliminating his predecessor

Hassan Ali Marwan was previously responsible for the division’s operations, commanding the launch of missiles, UAVs, and rockets toward the State of Israel and IDF troops in southern Lebanon.

Senior officials of the "Imam Hussein Division" eliminated during Operation Northern Arrows and Operation Roaring Lion.

'We're here': European ambassadors stand in solidarity after deadly Beit Shemesh strike

The delegation included ambassadors from Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Slovenia, Ireland, and the Czech Republic.

European delegation visits Beith Shemesh after missile strike devastation. March 18, 2026.

Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib, more killed in Iranian attacks

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Shrapnel falls in central Israel after two Iranian missile barrages.

World leaders decry possible IDF invasion of Lebanon in statements

Describing Lebanon’s humanitarian situation as “deeply alarming,” the statement is not the only recent expression of concern from European leaders.

Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as seen from nearby Marjayoun, on March 16, 2026.

Despite deadly Iranian missile strike, IDF reduces planned Hezbollah large-scale rocket attack

On Tuesday afternoon, the IDF issued an unusual countrywide warning that intelligence had shown that Hezbollah would try to hit Israel with an escalated rocket assault.

ANTI-MISSILE BATTERES fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.

Grapevine, March 17, 2026: Threats to border communities

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

View of the northern Israeli town of Metula and Southern Lebanon, on November 26, 2025.

Knesset approves updated war budget in first reading, adding billions of NIS to defense

The updated budget, which passed in the plenum by a margin of 53–45, must still pass its final votes before the end of March.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Israel has ‘won’ war with Iran, foreign minister says, but goals remain unmet

Speaking at a news conference, Saar said Israel was seeking to remove "existential threats," but did not say how the government would determine when those goals had been met.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

IDF: Hezbollah planning larger overnight attack with heavy rocket barrage

The IDF took the unusual measure of pre-warning the home front after the incident last Wednesday, in which the military had prior intelligence of such an attack, but did not issue an early warning.

Rocket launches are seen from southern Lebanon toward the Golan Heights, March 3, 2026