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חייל צבא דרום לבנון ליד כבר זוטר אל-ע'רביה

Paris summit revives push to fund Lebanese army as Hezbollah disarmament stalls

Presidents Joseph Aoun and Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II will prepare a new donor drive as Beirut seeks to strengthen its army, advance the stalled southern Lebanon deal and plan for the end of UNIFIL’s mandate

Associated Press | 09.17.26

פגישה בין נשיא לבנון ג'וזף עאון לראש הממשלה נואף סלאם

Lebanese official to Israel: ‘This is the last chance for peace’

‘Hezbollah is Lebanon’s cancer’: Senior official says Lebanon dreams of peace and urges Israel to give Beirut ‘oxygen’ to disarm Hezbollah: ‘It will take time, but it is possible’

Itamar Eichner, Washington | 09.10.26

לוחמי צה"ל בדרום לבנון. חשש מחזרה לימים המדממים | צילום: דובר צה"ל

Lebanon disarmament plan stalls as Hezbollah shifts to guerrilla tactics

Israeli defense officials say Lebanese troops are avoiding searches of homes and suspected Hezbollah sites, while the terror group maps IDF positions and prepares small cells for drones, ambushes and roadside bombs

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.03.26

‘They never expected us’: IDF engineers recount dramatic Litani River crossing in Lebanon

After an earlier force was driven back by a deadly ambush, the 603rd Battalion bridged the river under fire, opened over 30 kilometers of routes and pushed Hezbollah back from a line it never expected the IDF to cross

Elisha Ben Kimon, South Lebanon | 07.22.26

IDF begins pullback as Lebanese army enters pilot zones

State Department says operations began in Froun, Srifa and Zawtar Al-Gharbiya following Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome; framework calls for phased IDF redeployment and verified Lebanese army control, as sides debate who will inspect areas cleared of Hezbollah weapons

Itamar Eichner | 07.20.26

Lebanese army deploys in first pilot zone as IDF prepares to withdraw from second

Troops deployed near the Shiite villages of Faroun and Randouria as Israel prepares a second handover and considers an Italian role in monitoring disarmament

Itamar Eichner | 07.17.26

IDF withdrawal from Lebanon pilot zones could begin within days, officials say

Israel, Lebanon and the US say Rome talks produced a practical framework for Lebanese army deployment, third-party verification and further steps toward disarming Hezbollah

Itamar Eichner | 07.15.26

Lebanese army sidelining Shiite troops who won’t confront Hezbollah, Israeli envoy claims

Yechiel Leiter defends his rare public rebukes of ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir over videos humiliating detained flotilla activists and May Golan over her ‘dog weddings’ remark about Reform synagogues

Itamar Eichner | 07.02.26

Biggest threat to Israel-Lebanon deal: Lebanon's own army

Asked to deploy in areas the IDF may leave, dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and collect weapons, the Lebanese army faces low pay, weak capabilities and internal sectarian pressures

Lior Ben Ari | 06.27.26

Israel withdraws from parts of southern Lebanon buffer zone, US says

State Department official says Lebanese Army expected to move into the areas vacated by Israeli troops as part of efforts to stabilize the border region; Jerusalem, Beirut deny claims

Reuters | 06.25.26

פעילות כוחות צוות הקרב החטיבתי 551 במרחב הכפר

Netanyahu says IDF has ‘no restrictions’ in south Lebanon amid pullback reports

Prime minister says troops may act against any direct or emerging threat to northern Israel, while reports point to a US-supervised pilot plan that could see some areas handed to the Lebanese army

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 06.22.26

'We will not stop': Katz says Israel, US to intensify strikes on Iran in coming days

Defense minister says attacks will sharply escalate this week as Israeli warplanes come under fire over Iran; Israeli forces kill at least 4 Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon and strike command centers in Beirut

Itamar Eichner, Roni Green Shaulov | 03.21.26

מינוי מפקד צבא לבנון החדש רודולף היכל בארמון הנשיאותי בעבדא

Report: Lebanese army sets 8-month timeline for Hezbollah disarmament north of Litani River

Army commander Gen. Rudolph Haykal presented the timeframe to the Lebanese government during a briefing on the monthly progress of the weapons collection plan

Lior Ben Ari | 02.16.26

US general praises Lebanese army for uncovering Hezbollah tunnel

CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper said the Lebanese army uncovered a Hezbollah terror tunnel for the second time in two weeks; new hospital opened in Beirut’s Dahieh with a speech by Hezbollah’s leader, a day after Kuwait blacklisted Lebanese hospitals over ties to the group

Lior Ben Ari | 02.09.26

ארכיון 28.11 חיילים צבא דרום לבנון ליד דגל לבנון ב עלמא א-שעב

Lebanon’s army declares south weapon-free, Hezbollah disarmed

As anticipated in Israel, the Lebanese army says it met its targets to disarm Hezbollah except in areas under Israeli control; tunnel-clearing efforts are ongoing, and Israel is expected to reject the assessment

Lior Ben Ari | 01.08.26