US President Donald Trump says that after the appointment of a new president and prime minister of Lebanon earlier this year, “there is a new chance” for the country, “free of Hezbollah’s grip.”
After the Lebanon-based Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group was severely degraded during its conflict against Israel last year, the country appointed President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minster Nawaf Salam.
Since their appointment, the new government has taken steps to retake control over the country from Hezbollah, which had acted as quasi-sovereign entity over the last several decades.
After the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah began unprovoked missile and drone attacks on Israel, with near-daily attacks for over a year. Israel responded with extensive airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, targeting top terror leaders and killing long-time Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last fall.
The IDF also conducted a limited ground invasion of southern Lebanon, which aimed to push the terror group away from Israel’s northern border.
Last November, Israel reached a ceasefire with Hezbollah, withdrawing troops from most of southern Lebanon and only holding five strategic posts near the border.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
