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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

2023-2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Hezbollah fighters hold the terror group's flags as they parade during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
June 14, 2025, 5:27 pm
Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias stay on sidelines as Israel strikes Tehran
Key members of the ‘Axis of Resistance’ have so far avoided direct involvement in the latest regional flare-up, due to domestic pressures and fear of Israeli retaliation
By AP
Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ride in armored vehicles during a patrol along the border with Israel by the village of Kfar Kila in south Lebanon on June 4, 2025. (AFP)
June 10, 2025, 4:08 pm
IDF says 2 terror operatives killed in Lebanon strike; mob attacks UN peacekeepers
Father and son said killed in southern village of Shebaa; IDF says one a Hezbollah member, second was in allied terror group; UNIFIL soldiers on patrol pelted with stones
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ride in armoured vehicles during a patrol along the border with Israel by the village of Kfar Kila in south Lebanon on June 4, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
June 8, 2025, 11:26 pm
US said to mull dissolving UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon
Israel reportedly backs ending UNIFIL’s operations, considers its presence redundant as Lebanese army beats back Hezbollah; UN set to renew peacekeeping force’s mandate in August
By ToI Staff
People sunbathe on the beach along the Mediterranean Sea in Batroun, northern Lebanon, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
June 7, 2025, 4:00 pm
Lebanon seeks to lure back wealthy Gulf tourists to jumpstart war-torn economy
Beirut officials hope Saudi Arabia follows UAE, Kuwait in lifting years-long ban on travel; new leaders say they aim to disarm Hezbollah and revive pre-1975 golden era
By AP and ToI Staff
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
June 5, 2025, 11:46 pm
IDF strikes underground Hezbollah drone factories in Beirut after evacuation warning
Military slams ‘blatant violation’ of November ceasefire, accuses terror group of preparing for future war; also targets Hezbollah drone workshop in southern town of Ain Qana
By Emanuel Fabian
A woman and a little girl look at a mural showing female Israeli soldiers taken hostage during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, in Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
June 5, 2025, 4:12 pm
For now, victory is still within reach: 10 truths about the Gaza war, 20 months in
Israeli troops are again maneuvering inside Gaza, hoping this will be the knockout blow; but Hamas is still fighting and doesn’t seem desperate for a deal
By Lazar Berman
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi lays a wreath of flowers at the grave of slain Lebanese Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in September 2024, at his mausoleum in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 3, 2025. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
June 4, 2025, 4:30 pm
Iran’s foreign minister visits Lebanon to discuss Hezbollah support
Amid Lebanese drive to disarm terror group, Abbas Araghchi meets with leader Naim Qassem, declares support for Lebanon’s stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity
By AFP and ToI Staff
A vehicle targeted in an IDF drone strike near Deir ez-Zahrani, Lebanon, on May 31, 2025 (Social media)
May 31, 2025, 2:02 pm
Local Hezbollah rocket unit commander killed in south Lebanon drone strike, IDF says
Military says Muhammad Ali Jamoul advanced many rocket attacks on Israel during war, was recently involved in attempts to restore Hezbollah infrastructure in Beaufort Castle area
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A Lebanese army jeep patrols in the southern Lebanese border village of Sarada after Israeli forces pulled out, on February 19, 2025. (Rabih DAHER / AFP)
May 29, 2025, 11:31 am
Lebanese army said dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure more quickly than expected
Prime Minister Salam says government has achieved 80% of its objectives in taking control of country’s south
By ToI Staff
A laser interception system deployed to northern Israel, in an undated photo published by the Defense Ministry on May 28, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 28, 2025, 9:30 pm
IDF reveals it used laser system to intercept dozens of Hezbollah drones last year
New system is lower-powered version of Iron Beam; six months into ceasefire in Lebanon, military reorganizes forces on northern border
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Fighters from the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah train in southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
May 28, 2025, 2:28 pm
Daily Briefing May 28: Day 600 – A guided tour of the IDF’s war of 7 fronts
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian updates us on the conflicts in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Iran, and the lessons learned on each battlefield
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun casts his vote at a polling station in his hometown of Aishiyah in southern Lebanon during the municipal elections on May 24, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
May 24, 2025, 4:47 pm
Hezbollah’s post-war popularity is tested as southern Lebanon holds local elections
Survivors of exploding Israeli pager attack seen casting municipal ballots in Lebanese Shiite heartland, where the Iran-backed terror group has already won some uncontested races
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People drive on a street past portraits of slain Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and buildings damaged in Israeli strikes in the recent war, amid the first round of municipal elections, in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburb on May 4, 2025. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
May 23, 2025, 10:20 pm
Hezbollah seeks boost in Lebanon vote as disarmament calls grow
Though the terror group was badly weakened by the war with Israel, popular support among Lebanese Shi’ites remains strong
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A car burns following an Israeli drone strike on a Hezbollah operative in Ain Baal, Lebanon, May 21, 2025. (Screenshot: X)
May 21, 2025, 11:49 pm
3 Hezbollah operatives killed in Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon
Military says targets include ‘experienced engineer’ in terror group’s weapons R&D unit and a Radwan force commander
By Emanuel Fabian
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on May 21, 2025/ (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
May 21, 2025, 7:57 pm
Beirut, PA agree that Lebanon won’t be used as a launchpad for attacks on Israel
Abbas and Aoun agree on ‘commitment’ that Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon can’t be ‘safe havens for extremist groups,’ don’t specify how crackdown is planned
By AP and ToI Staff
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