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2023-2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Students at Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee, October 20, 2026. (Courtesy of Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee)
October 20, 2026, 11:54 pm
New university opens near Israel’s northernmost city, hoping to boost war-battered region
Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee, formerly a college, aims to draw more students, faculty and industry to the area, marking culmination of 21-year plan
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Gur Kehati. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 16, 2026, 3:23 pm
Citing IDF failures, family of soldier killed in Lebanon leaves Israel: ‘We can’t find solace here’
Gur Kehati’s mother says she told IDF chief ‘the country has given up on us’ before they moved to Crete; family furious at IDF’s response to incident, lack of consequences for those involved
By ToI Staff
A man and a woman draped in an Israeli flag watch the release by the Hamas terror group of hostages Ofer Calderon and Yarden Bibas in the Gaza Strip, on a screen at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on February 1, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
October 11, 2026, 3:20 pm
One in five Israelis ‘still struggling to function’ since Oct. 7 – new study
Study finds women have higher levels of severe impairment in daily functioning due to their mental health, with 32% of women, 18 to 35, reporting significant distress
By Diana Bletter
Seven IDF widows have become friends and a support system for one another (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
October 9, 2026, 11:34 am
Together in their solitude: 7 IDF widows find friendship as they navigate life after loss
Their husbands were killed in the line of reserve duty. Now a group of young Jerusalemite mothers who speak the same language of grief lean on each other for support — and laughs
By Jessica Steinberg
Druze horsemen and cattle growers from the four Golan Heights Druze villages of Majdal Shams, Ein Qiniyye, Buq’ata and Mas’ade parade through the Golan Heights ahead of Eid al-Adha festival, in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, May 23, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 14, 2026, 10:06 am
Golan Druze increasingly embrace Israel, reject Syria in seismic shift triggered by tragedy
After decades of identifying as Syrian, community that saw kids killed by Hezbollah rocket and brethren massacred by forces controlling Damascus pivots toward ‘protector’ Israel
By Diana Bletter
Actor Lior Raz in the fifth season of 'Fauda.' (Video screenshot)
September 12, 2026, 7:24 pm
Oct. 7-focused new season of ‘Fauda’ is No. 1 on Netflix in Lebanon
Shows fifth season tops charts across the Arab world, even as it focuses on Israeli pain and trauma caused by Hamas attack and Gaza war
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo published on June 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 3, 2026, 9:15 pm
Israel begins handing over 5 Lebanese detainees after Beirut helped find slain Jews’ remains
One man snatched in October 2025 already transferred to Lebanese military via Red Cross, sources say; US hails Israel and Lebanon for ‘demonstrating good faith’ amid peace talks
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid and Agencies
After a three-year closure due to war, Israel's northernmost community of Metula celebrates a first day of school, September 1, 2026. (courtesy)
September 1, 2026, 4:52 pm
‘That’s victory’: In battle-scarred Metula, a reopened school offers hope on the border
School is again in session in Israel’s northernmost community, after 65% of its residents came back to live amid telltale signs of war. It was a celebration three years in the making
By Diana Bletter
Reporter Diana Bletter joins hosts Gabriella Jacobs on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI photo)
August 30, 2026, 2:12 pm
Daily Briefing August 30 — Golan Druze rethink their ties to Syria
Reporter Diana Bletter explains why more Druze are becoming Israeli citizens, and explores the UV trend many worldwide are using to get a tan faster
By Gabriella Jacobs and Diana Bletter
From left: Zachary Baumel, Yehuda Katz and Zvi Feldman (Courtesy)
August 19, 2026, 4:02 pm
Yehuda Katz’s return closes painful Sultan Yacoub saga, but Lebanon mire endures
Return of remains of last missing soldier from disastrous 1982 battle closes 44-year chapter, as Israel again confronts risks of a prolonged military presence in its northern neighbor
By Nava Freiberg
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks at a pilots' graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Airbase, July 9, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 30, 2026, 6:39 pm
Katz boasts of ending administrative detention for Jews, increasing its use against Arabs
Speaking at right-wing conference, defense minister also touts IDF demolition of 24 historic villages in southern Lebanon, which included ‘15,000 to 20,000 homes’
By ToI Staff
IDF troops at Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 24, 2026, 6:35 pm
UNESCO lists Israeli-controlled heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in danger
Cultural agency says Beaufort Castle has sustained damage and faced ongoing threats since IDF takeover amid fight against Hezbollah; Israel blasts Sebastia’s classification as Palestinian
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ori Eliyahu at On The Border Cafe in Shtula, on the border with Lebanon, on July 14, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
July 19, 2026, 4:35 pm
On Lebanese border, a village still in Hezbollah crosshairs prepares for comeback
As part of a $6 billion push, government campaign to attract residents to northern frontline communities starts Sunday; Shtula, with 60% of its prewar population, to get 15 new homes
By Diana Bletter
Hezbollah supporters sit in front of a giant billboard, that shows the two late leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, center, with other Hezbollah killed commanders, as they listen to the death story of Imam Hussein during the holy day of Ashoura in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, June 26, 2026. (AP/Hussein Malla)
July 14, 2026, 9:53 pm
Lebanon arrests ‘high-level agent’ close to Hezbollah for allegedly spying for Israel
Judicial official says man handed Israel precise intelligence that led to the killing of four top security leaders and others; he was detained at airport trying to leave country
By AFP
Sgt. Gur Kehati. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 12, 2026, 3:19 pm
IDF said to present probe into fatal 2024 Lebanon incident to slain soldier’s family
Grandfather of Sgt. Gur Kehati says commanders acknowledged no operational need for civilian researcher Ze’ev Erlich to have joined mission in which Kehati was killed, but stopped short of accepting responsibility
By Emanuel Fabian
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