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Capt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester killed in drone strike near Beaufort in southern Lebanon

Silvester, a physician with the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion from Tel Aviv, was killed by an FPV drone near Beaufort in southern Lebanon; two officers and a soldier were seriously wounded, while four others sustained light to moderate injuries

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.01.26

IDF soldier Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati killed by drone strike in southern Lebanon

Another soldier was seriously wounded in the strike, and two others lightly wounded; Tzarfati is the 14th soldier killed since the unobserved ceasefire in Lebanon took effect

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.01.26

תיעוד: כוחות צה"ל כובשים את המבצר הבופור

Been there, fought that: Israel is fighting yesterday's Lebanon war

Analysis: The Beaufort ridge once offered a strategic vantage point over northern Israel, but in an age of drones and UAVs, its military value has faded, leaving behind a powerful symbol that belongs more to politics and marketing than to modern warfare

Nahum Barnea | 06.01.26

IDF captures Beaufort Castle 26 years after Israel withdrew from Lebanon

Military says Golani, Givati, 7th Brigade and other forces crossed the Litani in a broad operation targeting Hezbollah infrastructure around the strategic ridge

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.31.26

The IDF operation and Beaufort clashes that sparked Hezbollah's expanded rocket fire

As the US weighs a possible halt to the fighting, Israeli forces are pressing deeper into Lebanon, crossing the Litani River and launching an operation north of it; the military says it has secured the area and established river crossings, while Lebanese reports say Israeli troops have also reached the Beaufort area

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.31.26

Israel can't bomb its way out of the Hezbollah problem

Analysis: Hezbollah is once again betting on survival as victory, and more of the same from Israel won't change the equation; a full-scale invasion of Lebanon could work but at a steep cost; the real question is whether Netanyahu's government can pursue a smarter strategy

Ron Ben-Yishai | 05.31.26

Holiday under fire: Hezbollah drones trigger repeated sirens across northern Israel

As many Israelis spend the holiday across the country, residents of the north faced nonstop drone alerts and explosions near the Lebanon border, with the military confirming two aerial targets were intercepted and impacts identified inside Israel

Ron Crissy | 05.22.26

Drone launched at IDF forces explodes in Israeli territory: The new interception method being tested

IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon face the threat of explosive drones every day; Despite efforts, they lack appropriate protection and there are still unprotected 'hot' positions; IDF is examining using hunting rifles taken as spoils of war from Hezbollah to intercept the drones

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.19.26

אלחורה יחיא קאסם בראיון לדוברת צה"ל בערבית

Fury in the Arab world after rare southern Lebanon interview with IDF’s 'Captain Ella'

An Alhurra Arabic-language reporter entered southern Lebanon alongside the IDF and interviewed the military’s Arabic spokesperson, sparking outrage in Arab media, while the journalist defended the coverage, saying: 'The truth is what matters to me'

Lior Ben Ari | 05.18.26

'I love you, brother': friend recalls heartbreaking last call with soldier killed in Lebanon

Friends of Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, killed by mortar fire near the Litani River, recall the dreams cut short and the unusual fear he felt before entering Lebanon: ‘He was tense, something that normally never happened'

Alexandra Lukash | 05.17.26

Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan killed during combat in southern Lebanon

Dagan, 20, from Moshav Dekel, was killed by a mortar attack in the Litani area; He is the 19th casualty in Lebanon since the start of Operation Roaring Lion

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.15.26

IDF curbed anti-tank threat, but Hezbollah drones expose new danger in Lebanon

After the Litani raid, troops face explosive drones and close-range clashes, while Lebanon says 8 were killed near Beirut and Israel says it hit 40 Hezbollah targets

Ron Crissy, Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 05.13.26

IDF reservist Alexander Glovanyov killed in Hezbollah drone strike near Lebanon border

Glovanyov, 47, of Petah Tikva, was killed in a Hezbollah FPV drone attack launched from Lebanon near the border, two days after three Israeli soldiers were seriously and moderately wounded in another drone strike

ynet | 05.11.26

Two IDF soldiers wounded in clash with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon

After the incident, the Air Force struck several Hezbollah military buildings and an anti-tank post in the area; during raid of a Hezbollah launch site in southern Lebanon, troops found dozens of rockets and additional weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, RPGs, and combat equipment

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.04.26

12 IDF soldiers wounded in direct FPV drone strike; Hezbollah shoots down Israeli UAV

Twelve Israeli soldiers were wounded, two moderately, in a direct drone strike on a military vehicle near the northern border; Hezbollah downed an Israeli UAV with a surface-to-air missile

Ron Crissy, Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 04.30.26

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