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2026 Israel-Hezbollah conflict

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is seen at the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 5, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF says Hezbollah cell hit in south Lebanon, warns it will attack if truce violated
By Emanuel Fabian
Military reports operatives spotted close to buffer zone; Zamir tours Beaufort Castle, nearby Hezbollah tunnels; Netanyahu claims Christian villages seek annexation to Israel
Lazar Focus podcast
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Hanin Ghaddar: Lebanon turns against Hezbollah
By Lazar Berman
A view of Kiryat Shmona, February 12, 2026 (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
Reporter's notebook
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‘The city is dead’: Israel’s north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars
By Zev Stub
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 5, 2026, 2:56 pm
Daily Briefing July 5 – IDF chief’s plea for more troops collides with Haredi anti-draft push
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on limited clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon, another October 7 terrorist targeted in Gaza, and pointed remarks from Eyal Zamir
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
A relative of a missing victim, weeps at the site of destroyed buildings that were hit in an Israeli airstrike in Qannarit village, southern Lebanon, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
July 4, 2026, 10:37 pm
IDF says it killed armed Hezbollah operative after manhunt in southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s president rejects criticism by Amnesty and other NGOs of deal with Israel, says Beirut seeking to ‘turn the page on wars,’ urges US to ‘keep standing’ by his country
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AFP
IDF soldiers are seen at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 3, 2026, 10:07 pm
New Lebanon deal revives Jerusalem’s hopes of curbing Iran’s influence
Trilateral pact formalizes IDF coordination with Lebanese army and ties Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament, but certainly doesn’t guarantee peace on the northern border
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 3, 2026, 8:08 pm
IDF shells Hezbollah sites after soldier hurt in clash with gunman in south Lebanon
A week after Beirut-Jerusalem framework signed, Israel says it hit 10 infrastructure sites used by terror group; report says 640,000 displaced Lebanese have returned home so far
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
An Israeli soldier works on a tank near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 2, 2026, 11:17 pm
IDF says strike killed Hezbollah operative who emerged from tunnel in south Lebanon
Military says terrorist posed threat to troops after surfacing from facility where some 30 operatives holed up; Lebanon’s Aoun defends talks with Israel, vows not to give up land
By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
This handout photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency press office shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at the presidential palace in Baabda on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
July 2, 2026, 2:50 pm
Syrian FM says Damascus open to meeting Hezbollah, after Trump said it should fight group
Asaad al-Shaibani visits Lebanon, meets President Aoun and Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Berri, after Israel, Syria and Lebanon rejected US suggestion
By Reuters
USVice President JD Vance, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
July 1, 2026, 5:58 am
Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects
White House denies rift but Trump officials say Rubio was so skeptical that acceptable deal with Iran was possible that he declined to head US delegation, leading Vance to seize opportunity
By AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu interviewed on the Channel 14 program "The Patriots" on June 30, 2026. (Screen capture)
July 1, 2026, 3:31 am
Netanyahu: The pursuit of ‘total victory’ against Iran and its proxies ‘never ends’
In first Hebrew media interview of election campaign, PM says full unity not possible but that he seeks to form broad gov’t after election that will include far-right, Haredi parties and continue judicial overhaul
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
This handout photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeting IDF troops in southern Lebanon, June 30, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)
July 1, 2026, 12:12 am
Visiting south Lebanon, PM says IDF won’t withdraw ‘as long as Hezbollah remains here’
Netanyahu insists Israel and Lebanon are ‘sovereign states that want peace’ and want terror group out; UN said seeking own continued presence in area, against Israeli wishes
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli military vehicles and personnel seen at a border crossing into Lebanon, June 28, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)
June 30, 2026, 10:30 am
Israel-Lebanon deal may entrench stalemate rather than end war, analysts say
Disarmament of Hezbollah is unattainable because Lebanon can’t enforce it amid sectarian tensions, experts say, which means that IDF troops could stay in the country indefinitely
By Samia Nakhoul
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others watch, seated from left, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, counselor Dan Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, sign a framework agreement at the State Department, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Kevin Wolf)
June 30, 2026, 1:43 am
‘Eventual IDF redeployment from Lebanon’: Full text of Israel-Lebanon deal security annex
Previously withheld attachment to deal inked last week conditions phased IDF withdrawal on ‘successful completion of agreed upon and verifiable disarmament and dismantlement process’
By Jacob Magid
Israeli military vehicles and personnel seen at a border crossing into Lebanon, June 28, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)
June 29, 2026, 7:54 pm
Katz: Israel has ‘no territorial ambitions’ in Lebanon, will stay until Hezbollah disarmed
Iran fighting could restart within ‘2 days,’ says minister; Lebanese president tells CENTCOM chief army will deploy up to border; IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Cpt. David Hazutt, killed in Lebanon on June 28, 2026 (Israel Defense Forces)
June 28, 2026, 2:42 pm
IDF officer killed in clash with Hezbollah gunman in south Lebanon
Cpt. David Hazutt was platoon commander in Golani Brigade; death is first Israeli loss since agreement reached with Lebanon to end conflict; operative killed hours later
By Emanuel Fabian and Reuters
Military correspondent Emanual Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing (AP/ Mohammed Zaatari)
June 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing June 28 – The first test of the Lebanon deal: IDF pulls back slightly
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF moves across the northern border, a Gaza strike against a known Hamas terrorist, and the IDF chief of staff’s statement about women in combat
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at areas where the IDF will withdraw from as part of a US-mediated agreement with Lebanon, during a press conference on June 27, 2026. (YouTube Screenshot)
June 28, 2026, 1:35 am
PM: Iran, Hezbollah to have ‘no role in Lebanon’ under deal, Israel can maintain security zone
At press conference, Netanyahu claims framework accord with Lebanon opens door to peace but lets IDF address threats, also says Israel sending delegation to DC to discuss Iran deal
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
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