Hezbollah and Lebanon

December 4, 2024

With Hezbollah ceasefire, Israelis take stock of devastated north

A home that was hit by a Lebanese missile in Metula, in the Galilee panhandle, Nov. 27, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90. by Canaan Lidor (JNS) — The war between Israel and Hezbollah has left Israel’s northernmost town, Metula, in […]
November 27, 2024

Necessary though imperfect Lebanon deal showcases Netanyahu’s finest hour

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to IDF soldiers during a visit to the northern border on May 28, 2024. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — There are a good many reasons to worry that the impending […]
November 27, 2024

After a year of hostilities, Israel and Lebanon have a cease-fire

A driver waves the flag of Hezbollah as supporters of the terrorist group parade in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Nov. 27, 2024, after a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese terrorist group took effect. Photo by AFP via Getty Images. […]
November 19, 2024

IDF surprised by quantity of Russian arms found at Hezbollah sites

Seized Hezbollah weapons found in Lebanon. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. (JNS) — Israeli forces operating in Southern Lebanon have found a far greater amount of Russian weaponry there than the military had expected, The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. […]
November 6, 2024

New Hezbollah leader: War with Israel will end only on the battlefield

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem in a pre-recorded address, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: X. (JNS) — Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected ongoing ceasefire efforts in Lebanon on Nov. 6, speaking on the occasion of the end of 40-day mourning period for […]
October 31, 2024

Hezbollah attacks have burned over 57,000 acres in northern Israel

Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire sparked by missiles launched from Lebanon, near the northern city of Safed, June 12, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90. (JNS) — Hezbollah’s incessant cross-border attacks on northern Israel since Oct. 8, 2023 have burned over […]
October 30, 2024

Hezbollah chief vows to continue “war program” against Israel

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem delivers a speech during the funeral of Hezbollah terrorist Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut, Sept. 22, 2024. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images. by Akiva Van Koningsveld (JNS) — In his first […]
October 30, 2024

Hezbollah loses popular Lebanese and Shia support

Destroyed buildings in Ayta ash Shab, southern Lebanon, during Israeli military operations on Oct. 21, 2024. Credit: Ayal Margolin/Flash90. by Hany Ghoraba (JNS) — If one were to rely on the Western media for an assessment of the degree of […]
October 21, 2024

Israeli strikes seek to cripple Hezbollah’s shadow state

The site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targetted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Oct. 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images. by […]
October 21, 2024

Israel strikes at heart of Hezbollah’s terror financing system

A cloud of smoke erupts following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Oct. 19, 2024. Photo by AFP via Getty Images. by Joshua Marks (JNS) — Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah financial sites across Lebanon overnight on Oct. 20, […]
October 20, 2024

Netanyahu: Hezbollah made “grave mistake” in attacking his home

Israeli security forces at the scene where a drone fired from Lebanon caused damage in Caesarea, Oct. 19, 2024. Photo by Flash90. (JNS) — A Hezbollah drone attack on his and his wife Sara Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea won’t budge […]