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Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (front left) speaks during a signing ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center, back) in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
June 26, 2026, 3:48 pm
Lebanon, Israel sign ‘framework agreement’ to end hostilities
The Trump administration mediated the agreement
By Grace Gilson
President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)
June 15, 2026, 10:21 am
Netanyahu under fire over Trump’s Iran deal
Israeli politicians on the right and left say the agreement leaves the country in danger even as Jerusalem declares its hands won’t be tied on Hezbollah.
By Tovah Lazaroff and Grace Gilson
A photograph of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue in southern Lebanon was verified as authentic by the Israeli army on April 19, 2026. (Screenshot from X)
April 20, 2026, 10:48 am
Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The incident comes as Christians around the world accuse Israel of discriminating against them.
By Philissa Cramer
A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke as it rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted villages on southern Lebanon on April 16, 2026. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
April 16, 2026, 5:57 pm
Israel agrees to 10-day halt in fighting in Lebanon, after Trump announces ceasefire
The ceasefire comes as Trump aims to preserve his talks with Iran, whose proxy Hezbollah is based in Lebanon.
By Grace Gilson
Law enforcement remain on site at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, a Detroit suburb, on March 12, 2026, after an assailant drove a vehicle into the building. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
March 13, 2026, 11:27 am
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack identified as Ayman Ghazali, an immigrant from Lebanon
Members of Ghazali’s family were recently killed “in an Israeli attack on their home,” the mayor of Ghazali’s town said.
By Philissa Cramer
Friends and family attend the funeral of Ronit Elmalich and her mother Sara, who were killed in a missile strike in Beit Shemesh, March 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 2, 2026, 6:11 pm
Hezbollah enters Iran war, firing on Israel’s north, as US officials say more fighting is to come
Hezbollah fired on Israel for the first time since a 2024 ceasefire on Sunday, opening a new front in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran
By Philissa Cramer
Lebanon. (Photo by Marc Veraart, courtesy of flickr.com)
January 15, 2025, 9:32 am
Joseph Aoun and the new Middle East: Lebanon at a pivotal moment
Lebanon stands at a critical juncture, with the election of Aoun offering a chance to reclaim stability and sovereignty.
By Harold Rhode
First responders stand next to a crater where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)
November 26, 2024, 4:30 pm
Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire in war with Hezbollah
The deal — which would be the longest ceasefire Israel has agreed to since Hamas invaded from Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023 — signals a new phase in Israel’s multi-front war.
By Ron Kampeas
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Visit to Israel. May 19-20, 2024 (Photo via U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
November 26, 2024, 10:14 am
US seeking to leverage Lebanon ceasefire for Gaza deal
U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East was heading to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss using an Israel-Hezbollah truce as a "catalyst" to end hostilities with Hamas.
By JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on April 17, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/ GPO)
November 25, 2024, 4:18 pm
Israel set to okay 60-day Lebanon truce Tuesday, but pledges to act against Hezbollah
Threat of US action at UN played into Jerusalem’s decision-making, says official, asserting that, even if reluctantly, ministers will get in line behind cessation of hostilities
By Lazar Berman
Israeli rescue forces at the site of a Hezbollah rocket attack in the northern city of Nahariya, Nov. 12, 2024. (Credit: Magen David Adom)
November 12, 2024, 12:21 pm
Hezbollah terror rocket kills two in Nahariya
Alerts were also activated in the central cities of Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Petah Tikvah, as well as in the Sharon region.
By JNS
The aftermath of a rocket strike near Metula, October 31, 2024 (Screen grab via Channel 12 used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 31, 2024, 9:49 am
5 killed, one seriously wounded in direct Hezbollah rocket strike near Metula
Strike hit apple orchard where the men were working; IDF issues evacuation orders in Lebanon’s Baalbek ahead of strikes
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech on October 30, 2024. (Screenshot)
October 30, 2024, 3:40 pm
New Hezbollah chief threatens Netanyahu, but opens door for ceasefire in first speech
Naim Qassem vows to follow in Nasrallah’s footsteps, says terror group could fight on for months; says Hezbollah ‘won’t beg’ for truce, but doesn’t explicitly link one to Gaza
By By Gianluca Pacchiani, Agencies and ToI Staff
United Hatzalah first responders at the site of a drone strike on the Binyamina area in Israel, Oct. 13, 2024. (Credit: United Hatzalah.)
October 13, 2024, 6:27 pm
Over 60 wounded as Hezbollah drone strikes northern Israel
Three people were in critical condition; no sirens were triggered prior to the attack.
By JNS
Magen David Adom emergency medical crews arrive at the scene of a rocket impact in the Haifa area on Oct. 9, 2024. (Credit: MDA)
October 9, 2024, 1:52 pm
Two killed in Kiryat Shmona, several hurt in Haifa as Hezbollah rockets batter north
Military says 3 troops seriously wounded in southern Lebanon fighting, but touts drone strike on operatives who killed paratrooper last week
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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