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Hezbollah threatens Lebanon’s president: ‘He will lose his status if he meets Netanyahu’

Senior Hezbollah official Nawaf al-Moussawi urged President Joseph Aoun not to 'submit to Trump’s dictates' amid the prospect of a historic White House meeting with Netanyahu, as Aoun denounced 'voices of betrayal' and vowed to 'save the country'

Lior Ben Ari | 04.18.26

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire set for midnight: what we know and what remains unclear

IDF to stay in place as truce begins, but Hezbollah role, enforcement, displaced civilians, reconstruction and scope of military activity all remain unclear as negotiations continue

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.16.26

Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

Netanyahu told ministers Israel will coordinate with Trump, refused a vote on the ceasefire, and said IDF forces will remain in strategic positions, warning action could follow if Hezbollah is not dismantled

Lior Ben Ari | 04.16.26

Lebanon's president refuses to speak with Netanyahu

President Joseph Aoun rejected a U.S. request to speak with the prime minister, despite President Donald Trump's announcement of a 'historic' call 'for the first time in 34 years'

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 04.16.26

Trump: Israel and Lebanon leaders to speak for first time in 34 years

US president says talks are set for Thursday as fighting continues along the border, with Washington pushing for a ceasefire despite major gaps over Hezbollah’s role and security arrangements in southern Lebanon

ynet | 04.16.26

Lebanese president urges talks with Israel as IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahieh

Joseph Aoun says negotiations are the only way to stop devastation as Israel expands strikes against Hezbollah; no ceasefire response yet, he says, warning Lebanon risks the fate of Gaza while regional tensions continue to escalate

ynet | 04.05.26

Lebanon’s bid for historic negotiations with Israel rebuffed as US says opportunity has passed

Beirut said President Joseph Aoun initiated direct ceasefire talks with Israel and even weighed normalization, but his office says Israel never responded, as sources say the US and Israel distrust Lebanon’s government for failing to confront Hezbollah

Lior Ben Ari, Reuters | 03.14.26

Lebanese president's ceasefire plan: disarming Hezbollah, direct talks with Israel

Joseph Aoun tells EU leaders he is proposing a plan to end the fighting that includes Lebanese forces confiscating and dismantling Hezbollah’s weapons; Hezbollah 'wants to bring about the collapse of the Lebanese state,' he said during the call

Lior Ben Ari | 03.10.26

מבנה ש צה"ל פעל בו הלילה בכפר בלידא בדרום לבנון בו נהרג עובד העירייה

Lebanese president orders military to confront Israeli incursions after deadly raid

President Joseph Aoun calls for military action following an Israeli raid in the southern village of Blida that killed a municipal worker; Lebanese officials accuse Israel of violating sovereignty and ceasefire as tensions along the border escalate

Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.30.25

שליחי ארה"ב תומאס ברק ו מורגן אורטגוס ביירות לבנון

'Act civilized!': US envoy lashes out at Lebanese press, sparks uproar

Tom Barrack's remarks, during a press conference in Lebanon, drew sharp criticism across the country, with the pro-Hezbollah daily Al-Akhbar branding him 'the rude Yankee' and accusing him of reviving colonialist rhetoric

Lior Ben Ari | 08.27.25

Syrian President al-Sharaa says Damascus in 'advanced negotiations' with Israel on security agreement

Al-Sharaa stressed that any security arrangement with Israel must rely on the 1974 ceasefire lines, as U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack pushes parallel mediation between Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut amid pressure over Hezbollah disarmament

Itamar Eichner | 08.25.25

מזכ"ל חיזבאללה נעים קאסם בוכה בריאיון כשהוא מדבר על נסראללה

Hezbollah chief threatens 'no life' in Lebanon if government goes after terror group's arms

Naim Qassem says in a speech that Shi'ite factions agree to allow for dialogue with the government before going out to the streets but accuses Beirut of targeting the 'resistance' in the service of Israel and the U.S.

Noa Lutzky | 08.15.25

Lebanese cabinet approves objectives of Hezbollah disarmament plan, minister says

Hezbollah ministers and their Shiite allies walked out of meeting in protest of the plan to disarm terror group by year's end, aiming to also end Israeli operations, secure troop withdrawals and international support for reconstruction efforts

Lior Ben Ari, Reuters | 08.07.25

Lebanon's cabinet orders army to draft plan to disarm Hezbollah

In a tense, US-backed cabinet meeting, the Lebanese army was tasked with creating a plan to consolidate weapons under state control by year’s end; Hezbollah vows to keep its weapons and warns Israel that 'all its security could collapse in one hour'

Lior Ben Ari | 08.06.25

טקס ההלוויה הרשמי של חסן נסראללה בביירות

For the first time ever, Lebanon cabinet to meet on Hezbollah disarmament

Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri reportedly in talks with Lebanon’s president and prime minister to agree on language for a cabinet decision aimed at appeasing the US and gaining time

Reuters | 08.05.25

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