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An election campaign billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, and other politicians hangs in Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s largest northern city, near Lebanon’s border, ahead of the country’s general election, October 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Resident critical of PM: 'I don’t want the lies to continue'
In Netanyahu stronghold on northern border, signs of fraying loyalty emerge before election
By Melanie Lidman
Some voters in traditionally pro-Likud Kiryat Shmona quietly question loyalty amid frustration over the government’s handling of the war with Hezbollah, broken security promises
In this photo illustration, a Starlink system is shown on September 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (SCOTT OLSON/Getty Images via AFP)
October 24, 2026, 8:49 am
Amid Ukraine uproar, sources say US had asked Musk to block Starlink for Hezbollah, Houthis
Former officials say that SpaceX CEO was also asked to activate the service in Iran after US smuggled in terminals in bid to provide internet access to population amid uprising
By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette
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
Supporters of Hezbollah wave flags of the terror group during a ceremony held to mark the second anniversary of the killing of leader Hassan Nasrallah in a strike by Israel, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, September 27, 2026. (Anwar AMRO/AFP)
October 20, 2026, 8:16 pm
Lebanese judge summons 2 Hezbollah officials over seized explosives shipment
Judicial official says Lebanese security agencies working to locate terror group members and bring them into custody, after Hezbollah admitted explosives belonged to it
By AFP
A worker arranges merchandise made for personnel of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at a factory showroom in Lebanon’s southern border village of Ibl al-Saqi on October 13, 2026. (Joseph EID/AFP)
October 18, 2026, 11:56 am
South Lebanon village braces for UNIFIL exit after decades of peacekeeper presence
Ibl al-Saqi residents fear losing livelihoods and stability as UN force prepares to leave after last year’s vote: ‘We’ve spent a lifetime with them’
By Lisa Golden
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) speaks with France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on October 17, 2026. (Anwar AMRO/AFP)
October 18, 2026, 8:40 am
Lebanon seeks international presence in south from French FM as peace keeper exit nears
During Beirut visit, Aoun and French FM discuss post-UNIFIL security arrangement; Lebanon says next round of talks with Israel to be held Tuesday in Florida
By Agencies 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
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
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
Elazar Yair Wilensky, killed in an explosion near the Lebanon border on October 12, 2026. (Courtesy)
October 14, 2026, 7:45 pm
Funeral held for teen boy, ‘full of life,’ who was killed in Hezbollah munitions blast
Mourners express struggle to grasp ‘enormity of tragedy’ as Elazar Yair Wilensky, 13, laid to rest; education minister eulogizes ‘talented athlete, a champion in fencing’
By ToI Staff
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet prepares to take off from an airbase in Israel for strikes in Iran, February 28, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 14, 2026, 4:48 pm
PM: Attack on Iran ‘not convenient’ now, but signs show Israel’s enemies preparing assault
Netanyahu says he’s against Israeli or US strike on Islamic Republic soon, hopes there won’t be an attack on Israel to disrupt elections; Katz warns Hezbollah not to launch conflict
By Lazar Berman
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Courtesy)
October 14, 2026, 1:32 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 14 – IDF, police, Education Ministry spar over deadly school trip blast
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on funding for new Apache gunships, the ongoing question of who’s responsible for unexploded ordnance, and an air force probe into a UFO
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
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
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