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The border fence between Lebanon and Israel as seen from the Arab village of Ghajar, in northern Israel, September 7, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
August 6, 2026, 4:33 pm
After hours-long search, IDF says all settlers who entered Lebanon have returned
As army grappled with deadly Hezbollah attack on troops, some 15 women and girls illegally crossed border, with officials reportedly warning repeated incursions compromise operations
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Spanish UN peacekeepers patrol in the disputed Shebaa Farms area between Lebanon and Israel, overlooking the divided border village of Ghajar, February 24, 2015. (AP /Hussein Malla)
April 4, 2025, 9:29 am
While Israel aims for land border deal with Lebanon, history weighs heavy
Shaped by colonial ambition, hardened by war and haunted by Hezbollah, Israel’s confounding northern frontier hangs between relentless violence and tightrope diplomacy
By Nava Freiberg
Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip via Rashid Street located on the sea, on February 5, 2025 (Photo by Ali Hassan/Flash90)
February 6, 2025, 1:48 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 6: Day 489 – Trump’s Gaza plan pleases some MKs, alarms others
Political correspondent Sam Sokol on a range of reactions in the political echelon to the US president’s idea to relocate Gazans; Diana Bletter reports from three northern villages
By Jessica Steinberg, Diana Bletter and Sam Sokol
Illustrative: People visit the Arab village of Ghajar, located between Lebanon and Israel in northern Israel, October 14, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 2, 2025, 9:20 pm
As Alawite village on Israel-Lebanon border reopens, locals fear for relatives in Syria
After enduring decades of isolation amid border disputes, residents of Ghajar are focused on their Syrian kin, who face retribution for belonging to sect of deposed leader Assad
By Diana Bletter
Smoke billows on the outskirts of the village of Kfarshuba, along Lebanon's southern border with northern Israel following Israeli bombardment on December 20, 2023. (AFP)
December 22, 2023, 5:41 pm
Lebanon PM: Beirut ready to implement resolution on border if Israel also complies
Mikati’s office suggests Jerusalem would have to leave disputed territories including Shebaa Farms; Israeli officials indicate they’d welcome diplomatic path to push Hezbollah back
By AFP and ToI Staff
View of Mount Dov, also known as Shebaa farms, from the village of Ghajar on the Lebanon border, August 2, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
August 4, 2023, 8:08 pm
Jitters grow along Lebanon border as Hezbollah provocations become more brazen
Though locals in Alawite village straddling northern frontier say things are calm, military and residents of other towns fear potential war with Iran-backed terror group
By Emanuel Fabian
File: IDF soldiers guard the northern border with Lebanon, during a demonstration on the Lebanese side of the border marking the 17th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, July 12, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
July 16, 2023, 4:44 pm
Top IDF officer tells mayors chance of conflict with Hezbollah appears low
Council heads express concern over rumors of war after recent border clashes, but head of Northern Command says residents can go about their business as normal
By ToI Staff
Lebanese journalists are seen facing Israeli troops after crossing into sovereign Israeli territory on the border, July 15, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
July 15, 2023, 1:46 pm
Lebanese lawmaker leads group across Israeli border; IDF fires warning shots
Group is chased back, does not cross barrier; Hezbollah-affiliated reporter says the 18 people, many of them journalists, joined parliamentarian for tour of border
By Emanuel Fabian
Residents dig a grave at a cemetery on the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Wazzani with the walled northern part of Ghajar village in the background, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
July 14, 2023, 5:37 pm
Israel-Hezbollah tensions spike around small village straddling restive frontier
A fence built by Israel around the northern part of Ghajar – that sits in Lebanese territory – is leading to renewed warnings by terror group against Israeli annexation of town
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, right, meets with the head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, center, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 10, 2023. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
July 10, 2023, 7:24 pm
UN relays Israeli request to remove Hezbollah tent, as Beirut counters with demands
In meeting with UNIFIL commander, Lebanese PM ignores Israeli petition, instead seeks control over contested Ghajar hamlet along border
By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff
Explosions are seen in Lebanon following IDF artillery strikes in response to a rocket fired at northern Israel, July 6, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
July 6, 2023, 12:10 pm
IDF: Anti-tank missile from Lebanon explodes near border, artillery returns fire
Military says projectile landed in Israeli territory, close to northern village of Ghajar; at least 15 shells fired in response
By Emanuel Fabian
People visit the Arab village of Ghajar, located between Lebanon and Israel in northern Israel, October 14, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
January 30, 2023, 2:48 am
Entry restrictions lifted, isolated village on Lebanon border is now tourist hotspot
For decades, Ghajar, the only Israeli community of Alawites, was out of bounds for residents from the rest of the country; with ban canceled, visitors are flocking in
By Hillel Kuttler
Druze residents of the village of Buq'ata in the Golan Heights on October 21, 2018. (JALAA MAREY / AFP)
November 2, 2022, 12:06 am
On Israel’s northern fringes, support for Netanyahu strong among minorities
Voters in Ghajar on Lebanon border proudly back Likud as turnout is high; in nearby Buq’ata in Golan, Druze largely shun the ballot amid signs of slow shift to accepting the state
By Lazar Berman
Sub-machine guns seized by Israeli troops after an alleged smuggling from Lebanon, on May 9, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 9, 2022, 10:20 pm
Army nabs three gun-smuggling suspects on Lebanon border
Troops spot suspects leaving behind bag, near village of Ghajar; five MP5 sub-machine guns, ammunition seized
By Emanuel Fabian
Spanish UN peacekeepers patrol in the disputed Shebaa Farms area between Lebanon and Israel, overlooking the divided border village of Ghajar, February 24, 2015. (AP /Hussein Malla)
February 4, 2019, 12:49 am
IDF arrests two Lebanese men who crossed into Israel with 11 kg of hashish
Noticing suspicious movement near village of Ghajar, troops fire flares and conduct search, apprehend two suspected smugglers
By ToI Staff
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