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A heavily-damaged building is pictured in the village of Ali al-Nahri in the center of Lebanon's eastern Beqaa Valley region on February 21, 2026, following Israeli strikes. (AFP)
February 20, 2026, 9:42 pm
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 12, including senior Hezbollah official
IDF targets Hamas, Hezbollah command centers in strikes in Palestinian refugee camp in south and on Hezbollah missile force in Beqaa Valley
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on November 3, 2024. (Sam SKAINEH / AFP)
February 9, 2025, 11:46 pm
IDF hits Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, including smuggling tunnel on Syrian border
Military says tunnel in Beqaa Valley had been struck in the past, latest attack was to prevent its restoration; other facilities belonging to Lebanese terror group targeted
By Emanuel Fabian
Lt. Ivri Dickshtein. (IDF)
November 14, 2024, 11:21 pm
US hands ceasefire proposal to Beirut as IDF officer killed in southern Lebanon
Two soldiers hospitalized after drone impact in Eliakim, as IDF says Hezbollah rocket barrages have recently waned somewhat; Trump reportedly gives blessing to truce outline
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Members of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force stand at the site of an Israeli strike at the northern entrance of the southern city of Sidon, on November 7, 2024. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
November 7, 2024, 8:27 pm
Lebanon says 3 killed and several UN peacekeepers, Lebanese soldiers injured in strike
Hezbollah fires more than 120 rockets into Israel, wounding man, 85; UNESCO to hold a special meeting on efforts to protect Lebanese historical sites amid fighting
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
Sgt. Ariel Sosnov Sasonov (Israel Defense Forces)
November 7, 2024, 9:38 am
IDF announces death of soldier in Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel
Three more soldiers lightly wounded in 50-rocket barrage on Avivim that killed Sgt. Ariel Sasonov; Israel strikes Beirut, Beqaa Valley after issuing evacuation notices
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
A drone from Lebanon explodes on a bridge in Nahariya, October 29, 2024 (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 30, 2024, 1:32 pm
Drone hits Nahariya, IDF warns Lebanese to flee Baalbek as US mediators head to region
IDF probing why radar didn’t pick up UAV before reported strike on aviation plant; two hurt by rocket in Metula; Biden envoys McGurk, Hochstein set to push ceasefire proposal
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Smoke is seen rising from the site of an alleged 2024 Israeli airstrike in Syria, near the border with Lebanon, said to have killed one Hezbollah operative and three Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives, in this screenshot from social media. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 28, 2024, 4:44 pm
IDF drone strike on Syria-Lebanon border kills senior Islamic Jihad member, 3 others
Army takes responsibility for attack on Beirut-Damascus highway, says it killed Fares Qasem, a prominent member of PIJ operations; Hezbollah operative also among the dead
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A home in Katzrin on Israel's Golan Heights that was directly hit in a rocket attack from Lebanon, August 21, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
August 21, 2024, 10:49 am
Israeli hurt in rocket barrage on Golan; Fatah official tied to Iran killed in Sidon strike
Some 50 rockets launched at Katzrin after IDF hits targets deep in Lebanon; killing of Khalil Makdah is first apparent strike targeting PA’s Fatah faction in Lebanon since October
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah weapons depot in northeastern Lebanon's Baalbek District, August 19, 2024. (Screenshot X used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 20, 2024, 12:53 am
IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons depots deep in Lebanon after deadly drone attack
Lebanese report says terror group’s planned retaliation for killing of military chief back on track after Hamas rejects Gaza ceasefire proposal
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
The scene of an Israeli drone strike near the town of Shaat, in Lebanon's Baalbek district, July 6, 2024. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 6, 2024, 10:44 pm
IDF kills key member of Hezbollah air defense in strike deep inside Lebanon
Maytham al-Attar targeted by drone while driving some 100km from Israeli border; terror group launches four explosive drones at north
By Emanuel Fabian
A massive blimp containing an advanced radar system that Israel plans to deploy into the sky over northern Israel to detect incoming missiles and drones, as seen at its home base on November 3, 2021. (Defense Ministry)
May 16, 2024, 9:48 am
IDF confirms Hezbollah drone hit a sensitive military site; damage being assessed
Terror group claims to target missile-detecting balloon in deepest strike in Israel amid war; in response, air force attacks weapon manufacturing plant in northeastern Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli strike in the Baalbek region of Lebanon on April 17, 2024. (Screen capture: X)
April 17, 2024, 11:06 pm
IDF hits Hezbollah air defenses in northeast Lebanon after drone attack wounds 18
Military says it targeted terror group’s infrastructure in Baalbek region, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold
By Emanuel Fabian
This image from a video published by Hezbollah on April 7, 2024, shows an Israeli military drone being downed over southern Lebanon. (Hezbollah media office)
April 7, 2024, 7:42 am
IDF hits Hezbollah air defenses in northeast Lebanon after terror group downs drone
Military says it targeted compound and additional infrastructure in Baalbek region, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
This image from a video posted to social media purports to show an Iron Dome interceptor missile downing a rocket fired by Hezbollah at northern Israel, early March 24, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 24, 2024, 9:54 am
Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at northern Israel as IDF strikes deep in Lebanon
Military says 50 projectiles launched, several intercepted, rest struck open areas, no reports of injuries; Lebanon reports three injured in Israeli attack on Baalbek
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
A youth sits by a damaged vehicle outside a destroyed building in the aftermath of an overnight Israeli airstrike on the city of Baalbek in east central Lebanon on March 12, 2024 (Photo by AFP)
March 12, 2024, 7:58 am
IDF strikes Hezbollah sites deep in Lebanon; 100 rockets fired at north
One person reported killed in airstrikes on terror group’s stronghold Baalbek after drone attack; no injuries reported in one of the largest barrages fired to date by terror group
By Emanuel Fabian
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