The IDF believes Hezbollah is interested in a truce but will keep fighting until it receives instructions from Tehran. Sources within Hezbollah and its supporters told Haaretz that anything short of a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon would be viewed as a surrender
Hezbollah has entrenched its hold on central Lebanon in recent months, from where it has fired extensive rocket barrages at Israel. Negotiators hope to cripple the militia's governing power and financial assets
In closed-door discussions, senior IDF officers have casted doubts on official claims that Hezbollah had been weakened, as the group has succeeded in exerting pressure on Israeli troops without face-to-face clashes, using well-timed rocket fire and drone strikes
With the IDF stretched thin, Israelis exhausted, southern Lebanon destroyed, and the U.S. admitting that it was not ready for such a long campaign, it seems that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are the only ones prepared for a long and costly war
The Israeli military clarified that Israel's war in Iran may end without Hezbollah being disarmed, saying that this is not a stated goal. Residents of Israel's northern communities slammed the army for what they said was 'a slap in the face' of Lebanon border residents who 'serve as a human shield'
Guy Ludar, 21, was killed in a friendly fire incident while arresting an operative linked to Hezbollah in south Lebanon. Another soldier was seriously wounded. With his death, the number of soldiers killed in Lebanon in the current war rose to 11
According to the WHO, 52 medical personnel have been killed in Lebanon in the war this month. As proof of Israel's claims, the IDF referred Haaretz to a two-year-old post on X, noting that according to 'assessments,' Hezbollah uses the vehicles to transport operatives and weapons
An Iranian cluster missile struck Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva on Tuesday, prompting rescue deployments, while a Hezbollah rocket from Lebanon moderately wounded a construction worker in the Upper Galilee area, who was hit by shrapnel and taken to a Safed hospital
In the northern city of Nahariya, Hezbollah fire killed one man, Uri Peretz, 43, and seriously wounded another • Sirens sounded almost continuously in central Israel throughout Thursday morning as several impact sites were reported from a suspected Iranian cluster missile
Drone and rocket sirens sounded continuously in northern Israel for several hours on Tuesday amid Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon. An Iranian cluster missile fired at Tel Aviv area wounded 12, including six children, with several impact sites reported
We must therefore invest billions of shekels in protecting the north – not just physically but also in industry, employment, health and education. And we must bolster the Lebanese government in its struggle against Hezbollah
Despite no Hezbollah operatives in the first line of villages bordering Israel, the army is concerned about armed men in the area and the group's efforts to launch an extensive missile barrage into Israeli territory every few days
Army officials said there is no intention to establish a permanent security zone, with the ground operation meant to push Hezbollah fighters away from the border and prevent incursions into Israeli communities
According to the Israeli army, two additional divisions are expected to join the fighting, adding to the three already operating across the border, in a bid to prevent Hezbollah from firing anti-tank missiles and rockets into Israel
Al Quds Day rallies spark controversy as protesters support Hamas, Hezbollah, and the IRGC. Despite bans in several countries, rallies continue with strong police presence.
As the U.S. escalates airstrikes against Iran and threatens to target Kharg Island oil infrastructure, Israel threatens to seize Lebanese territories. Despite promises that these moves would lead to a dramatic power shift, Iran and Hezbollah might still stay standing once the war is over
The IDF called on all Lebanese residents south of the Zahrani River, about 40 km from the Lebanon-Israel border, to move north due to "Hezbollah activity in the area." According to Lebanon, more than 820,000 people have already been registered as displaced and 687 have been killed since the start of the war
Diplomatic sources say Israel's goal is to disarm Hezbollah even as mediation efforts continue; Israel estimates the Iran war could last about another week before the Trump administration seeks to end it
At the end of the last round of fighting, Israel told the public that Hezbollah forces south of Litani had been badly hit, when in reality most of them simply fled north and have been returning to the region bordering Israel in recent weeks
While the Lebanese government enjoys public backing but cannot aid the displaced or rebuild, Hezbollah sees a new war with Israel as a last-ditch effort to prevent its disarmament and derail political negotiations between Beirut and Jerusalem