Israeli lebanon war

Arms embargo on Israel would strengthen Iran, Netanyahu tells Macron

As tensions mount between the two countries, Macron stresses solidarity with Israel and calls for a ceasefire.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly last week. In his address, he paraphrased Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
 Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024.

Events in North amount to 'Third Lebanon War,' security official says

A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020

Lebanon would struggle to cover 'fraction' of aid needs of Israel-Hezbollah war, minister says

Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, southern Lebanon, June 25, 2024

Turkey, Japan urge citizens to leave Lebanon due to security risks


Fearing a third Lebanon War, Germany and Netherlands warn their citizens to leave country

Germany noted that air traffic might be halted in such a situation and if so, it might not be possible to leave.

 People walk near the entrance of Beirut International Airport, amid a dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to extend winter time, in Lebanon March 26, 2023.

Lebanon's struggling hospitals could collapse if war escalates, doctors fear

The Lebanese government is no longer providing the monthly $20,000 USD needed to maintain the hospital generators.

Mounes Klakesh, director of Marjayoun hospital, stands as he attends an interview with Reuters at the hospital in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon November 13, 2023

New poll shows Arab News readers do not favor Lebanese peace with Israel

Approximately 57% of the poll respondents did not demonstrate their enthusiasm regarding the idea of having Lebanon signing a peace deal with its Jewish neighbor.

The Lebanese village of Adaisseh is seen on the left-hand-side of the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from Kibbutz Misgav Am in northern Israel August 26, 2019

Good morning, Lebanon! A look back at Israel's military retreat

Twenty years after Israel’s retreat, the analogy to America’s Vietnamese trauma still stands – mostly for the worse, but also for the better

A general view of IDF forces before the withdrawal from South Lebanon on May 1, 2000

What message from Lebanon did Eisenkot get in DC?

A few days prior to meeting IDF Chief of Staff Eizenkot, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford met with Lebanese Armed Forces commander Lt. Gen. Joseph Aoun for similar talks.

General Joseph Dunford (L), the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks next to Israel's Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gadi Eizenkot, as they review an honour guard in Tel Aviv, Israel May 9, 2017.

Preventing the next war

Military commanders have to plan for the next war and be prepared to present their operational plans to the political leaders.

Israel prepares for potential war in the north.

Could natural gas in the Mediterranean spark the Third Lebanese War?

"Lebanon will not hesitate to avail itself of its inherent right to self-defence if an armed attack occurs against the economic activities carried out in its maritime areas."

An offshore natural gas rig in the Mediterranean Sea

U.S. envoy relays Israeli de-escalation messages to Lebanon

An Israeli official said Satterfield was "relaying messages" to Beirut about several matters of contention.

An Israeli soldier stands atop a tank near Israel's border with Lebanon January 21, 2015.

After 35 years, first national memorial event for 91 victims of Tyre disaster

Officially caused by a gas leak, families of survivors call on govt. to release documents related to the incident

Poster for the national memorial for Tyre disaster

Construction of border fence may lead to flare-up with Hezbollah, IDF warns

Upgraded border fence designed to prevent ground attacks by Hezbollah against Israeli communities situated along the border.

An IDF self-propelled gun fires a shell into Lebanon, January 4, after a roadside bomb exploded next to an army patrol on the northern border

The hidden casualties of war

With Purim here, we may indeed hope that society at large will hear his plea for help and rise to the occasion beyond his wildest expectations.

Baruch Ben-Aharon in his dwelling