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2026 Israel-Hezbollah conflict

France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the media on the day of the 9th Annual One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds (OPSWF) Summit in Lusail on October 21, 2026. (Benoit Tessier/POOL/AFP)
October 21, 2026, 8:52 pm
Macron says France to hold confab to back Lebanese army after Israeli election
French president decries high pressure faced by Lebanese state amid Israeli presence in south of country, says it is the ‘least best way’ to deal with Hezbollah
By AFP and ToI Staff
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, second left, and Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, center, review an honor guard at the Government Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, October 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
October 16, 2026, 9:32 pm
Qatar pledges to help fund the reconstruction of southern Lebanon
Doha also says it will help rehabilitate struggling electricity sector; Trump plan to restart direct US flights with Beirut faces problems
By AP, Reuters and AFP
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah speaks during an interview with an AFP journalist at the Lebanese Parliament in Beirut on April 20, 2026. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
October 15, 2026, 5:12 pm
Hezbollah claims confiscated truck of explosives, but denies assassination plans
Lawmaker for terror group says bomb-making material was intended for use against Israeli forces, asks for material seized by authorities to be returned, which Rubio tells Lebanese president is ‘out of the question’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency press office on October 14, 2026, shows Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun (R) meeting with United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix (C), and Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major General Diodato Abagnara, at the presidential palace in Baabda. (Lebanese Presidency/AFP)
October 14, 2026, 9:47 pm
UN reaffirms push for Lebanon stability as Beirut asks to extend peacekeepers’ mandate
UNIFIL mandate set to end in December after nearly 50 years, prompting concern from Lebanese officials who warn withdrawal will create ‘vacuum’ and harm regional security
By AFP
Ali Daamoush, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, October 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
October 13, 2026, 5:24 pm
Hezbollah vows to compensate owners of Lebanese homes destroyed in war with Israel
Top Hezbollah official says Lebanese state failing in duties, insists it’s working to ‘serve our people’ after US claims money — if it exists — is stuck in Iran due to sanctions
By AP
Israeli security and rescue forces evacuate injured people near the site where suspected unexploded ordnance detonated during a school trip, killing a teenage student and injuring 19 others near Kibbutz Yiftah in the Ramim Ridge area, close to the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 12, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
October 13, 2026, 5:00 pm
Deadly blast on school trip exposes lurking explosive threat after years of war
Despite concerns around unexploded ordnance left across country after missiles stopped flying, questions remain over who’s responsible for clearance and whether public awareness has been sufficiently raised
By Emanuel Fabian
An unidentified flying object that triggered sirens in the Lebanon border community of Arab al-Aramshe, October 10, 2026. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 13, 2026, 12:31 pm
IDF: Unidentified object that triggered sirens in north was likely a balloon
Military says it hasn’t determined origin or purpose of mysterious item, yet to be found and size unknown, that drifted across border, but has ruled out drone or UAV
By Emanuel Fabian
Elazar Yair Wilensky, killed in an explosion near the Lebanon border on October 12, 2026. (Courtesy)
October 13, 2026, 10:01 am
Student killed in blast near Lebanon border ID’d as 9th grader Elazar Yair Wilensky
More than a dozen hospitalized, five kids in serious condition, as Education Ministry says the route it approved didn’t cross into restricted area, group may have gone off-trail
By ToI Staff and Diana Bletter
Israeli security and rescue forces evacuate injured people near the site of a deadly explosion of an unexploded Hezbollah ordnance during a school hike in the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel, close to the border with Lebanon, October 12, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 7:40 pm
Teen killed, 24 injured by Hezbollah munition found on hike near Lebanon border
Students, teachers from ORT Ma’alot school injured after teen picks up previously unexploded ordnance, sparking detonation; two boys in serious condition, others moderately or lightly hurt
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton and Lazar Berman
Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus (Israel Defense Forces)
October 9, 2026, 12:39 am
IDF soldier killed, 3 others wounded after Humvee overturned in southern Lebanon
Cpt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus named as fallen officer; military opens investigation; EU foreign policy chief urges extension of UNIFIL mandate to prevent security vacuum
By Stav Levaton, AFP and ToI Staff
People gather next to a giant portrait of Hezbollah’s slain former chief Hassan Nasrallah at the Tahrir Square in Baghdad on September 26, 2026, to mark the second anniversary of his killing in a major strike by Israel on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Lebanon. (Murtadha RIDHA/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 11:23 pm
Hezbollah got $200 million from Iran to help displaced Lebanese, sources say
US disputes claim, says terror group ‘trying to save face’ with claims about help from Tehran; Hezbollah reportedly seeking to reestablish presence in south Lebanon pilot zones
By Agencies, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/IDF)
October 5, 2026, 1:50 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 5 – Will IDF’s Oct. 7 lessons learned in blood be implemented?
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian updates us on a strike on Gaza’s de facto leader and how the military is recognizing its failures while adapting to new realities
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
September 28, 2026, 1:53 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 28 – ToI’s military correspondent reviews ‘NAZA’
Fresh off the IDF’s newest submarine, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian updates us on strikes on terrorists in Gaza and southern Lebanon and gives insight into the controversial new film
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Left: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks at UN headquarters, September 23, 2026. (Heather Khalifa/AP); Right: Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, April 21, 2026. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP).
September 24, 2026, 11:11 pm
Lebanese PM to Iran’s president: We don’t want to be arena for others’ fights
Nawaf Salam, meeting Masoud Pezeshkian on UN sidelines, stresses Lebanon’s need for stability, control of arms after years of Iran-backed Hezbollah attacking Israel, sparking wars
By AFP and ToI Staff
Manager of the Lebanon Diving Center, Youssef Jundi, takes video of pieces of ancient pottery at an archaeological site near the coast in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, September 17, 2026. (Bilal Hussein/AP)
September 22, 2026, 4:28 pm
Divers are returning to ancient Tyre’s submerged ruins, unscathed in Lebanon war
As shaky ceasefire holds, visitors are coming back to explore Roman and Phoenician remains off coast of southern Lebanese city
By AP and ToI Staff
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