Northern Israel

IDF kills Hezbollah operatives in two small incidents, but ceasefire holds

All of this was taking place just as Jerusalem and Beirut kicked off another round of direct talks in Washington addressing a wide range of issues.

 IDF operatives in Lebanon, February 3, 2025.
A member of a northern Israeli community's emergency response squad; illustrative.

'We are being abandoned': Northern Israel emergency response squads denounce reduced mobilization

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026.

Lebanon ceasefire shows need for IDF rethink on slow war doctrine - analysis

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

The children of the northern border pay the price of war - opinion


Two injured, car destroyed by Hezbollah drone attack against northern Israel border town

The IDF confirmed that the incident was due to a Hezbollah drone that crossed into northern Israel, calling it a "violation of the ceasefire understandings by the Hezbollah terrorist organization."

An Apache helicopter fires a missile toward Lebanon near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel, April 26, 2026.

IDF Home Front restores security guidelines for northern border towns with Lebanon

The IDF raised the security level to "Yellow" for northern border towns after civilians were wounded in Hezbollah attacks and ongoing drone strikes.

An empty classroom

What is Israel doing in Lebanon if the North is still not safe? - opinion

Israel has conducted numerous military incursions into Lebanon, but Hezbollah remains a threat.

AN IDF armored personnel carrier is seen near the concrete wall in Shtula, along the Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sunday.

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

Firefighters douse flames in a field after a drone launched from southern Lebanon fell near Kibbutz Snir in the Upper Galilee.

Even in ceasefire, Israelis are still living with the war - from the editor

Israelis navigate loss, trauma, and rebuilding – revealing both resilience and hidden strain

Soldiers stand in front a memorial to fallen soldiers in Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Cemetery a few days ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day.

Doctor arrested on suspicion of threatening Channel 12 journalist Mohammad Magadli

The suspect, a 40-year-old doctor from northern Israel, had contacted Muhammad Majdallah, a journalist for Channel 12, from an unknown number, threatening his life on several occasions.

Israeli-Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli bridges the divide between Israeli and Arab media in Israel.

American flags raised in Metula to protest US influence amid anger over ceasefire extension

Hezbollah has violated the terms of the ceasefire on multiple occasions by firing rockets toward Israeli border communities, according to official Israeli reports.

Israelis look at the border with Lebanon from a position in the northern village of Metula, near the border with Lebanon on March 5, 2026.

Inside the vortex: Why Israel keeps getting dragged into the Lebanese mud

BEHIND THE LINES: The “Lebanese mud,” as the Hebrew phrase has it, never seems quite to be finally scraped off the IDF’s boots.

IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 22, 2026.

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.

Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah terrorist in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026

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

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.