Lebanon israel war

Israelis ring in 78th Independence Day as Lebanon, Iran ceasefire talks loom

Mossad chief says agent killed abroad • Netanyahu on Remembrance Day: 'We have removed an existential threat'• Trump claims Iran’s nuclear sites are 'obliterated’

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ISRAELI'S CELEBRATE Independence Day, 2026.
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

IDF escalates efforts to prevent civilian return to southern Lebanon after ceasefire

Despite IDF warnings, civilians in southern Lebanon are trying to cross into their villages, raising questions about the future of the ceasefire.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

As Israel prepares to intensify ground offensive in Lebanon, what can be learned from past wars?

Israel's doctrine after October 7 is the same as the 1967 doctrine, where it took over the large areas it had conquered after the Six-Day War. It is yet to be seen whether it will work in Lebanon.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli tanks on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 8, 2026.

Human Rights Watch accuses IDF of unlawful use of white phosphorus in Lebanon

HRW also clarified that it couldn't verify if people were in the area where they claimed the white phosphorus was used or if civilians were hurt by the use of that weapon.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

IDF shells Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after border blast injures 2 Israeli soldiers

Bombs were planted on Israeli side of border; 2 soldiers from Combat Engineering Corps bomb squad hurt in blast; Israeli assessment indicates chances of wider escalation low.

OCTOBER 7, 2014ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
IDF helicopter rescues wounded IDF soldiers

Report: Concerns mount that Hezbollah, Lebanese army could cooperate against Israel

Channel 10 quotes defense sources as saying they believe that the cell which tried to infiltrate from Lebanon intended to carry out a terror attack on Israeli territory.

OCTOBER 6, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Lebanese army soldiers patrol on their armoured vehicle the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal.

IDF fires on Lebanese infiltrators, wounds 1

1 suspect hit, cell flees back into Lebanon; Lebanese media say Lebanese army soldier injured by IDF fire.

OCTOBER 5, 2014ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
Israeli soldiers and trucks are seen from southern Lebanon, as a Hezbollah flag flutters.

Acerbic artist

David Reeb's art is highlighted in videos filmed in weekly demonstrations by Palestinian villagers at the West Bank.

AUGUST 5, 2014ByMICHAL LEVERTOV
David Reeb at his new exhibition ‘48 60 300’ at the Tel Aviv Museum

WATCH: Haifa medical teams practice moving wartime hospital underground

Underground hospital designed to protect up to two thousand bed-bound patients of northern Israel in times of war.

MARCH 26, 2014ByCAMILLA SCHICK
Rambam underground hospital