Lebanese Armed Forces

Illustrative: A Lebanese shepherd tends to his flock near the barbed wire between Lebanon and the Israeli Golan at the Shebaa Farm area, April 16, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)

May 3, 2018, 4:44 am

Lebanese state media claims IDF seized shepherd from south Lebanon border town

Lebanese army said to confirm second such incident this week; IDF says it doesn't comment on foreign media reports

By TOI staff

April 29, 2018, 10:17 am

Lebanese shepherd crosses into Israel, is detained by IDF

Officials checking whether entry was accidental, or an attempt to gather intelligence at contested border area

By TOI staff

Soldiers holding a position in a mountainous area near the eastern town of Ras Baalbek during an operation against jihadist fighters, on August 17, 2017, in a photograph taken during a tour guided by the Lebanese army. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)

April 16, 2018, 9:34 pm

Liberman adds Lebanese army to list of threats on northern border

At pre-Independence Day event, defense minister tells IDF top brass to prepare for Iran-led coalition; Netanyahu skips confab

By Judah Ari Gross

Demonstrators gather along Syria's border with Israel before trying to cut through a line of barbed wire and head into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, as seen from the Druze village of Majdal Shams, on June 5, 2011. Lebanon is organizing a 'March on Jerusalem' event to mark Land Day at the end of March. (photo credit: FLASH90)

March 30, 2018, 11:27 pm

Lebanese army disperses Palestinian solidarity protest near Israel border

Troops said to clash with dozens of demonstrators before they reach fence separating them from Israeli town of Avivim

By TOI staff

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks at a press conference during a fundraising meeting in Rome on March 15, 2018. (Andreas Solaro/AFP)

March 15, 2018, 10:44 pm

Lebanese PM says army to deploy along Israeli border

European countries pledge over $500 million for Beirut to build up its military; Israel warns of blurring line between Lebanese Army and Hezbollah

By Judah Ari Gross

Then-US secretary of defense Chuck Hagel speaks to Israeli and US soldiers during a joint exercise called Juniper Cobra 14, May 2014. (Matty Stern/US Embassy/Flash90)

February 22, 2018, 7:30 pm

IDF, US troops get ready for drill to simulate massive missile attack on Israel

Thousands of Israeli, American soldiers to take part in biennial 'Juniper Cobra' drill, amid escalating Israel-Iran tensions

By Judah Ari Gross

The border fence between Israel and Lebanon with the southern Lebanese village of Blida in the background, from the Israeli kibbutz of Yiftah, on January 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jalaa Marey)

February 6, 2018, 8:22 am

Lebanese military tells IDF border wall violates its sovereign territory

Officers from both sides meet at UN-chaired talks near boundary; international peacekeeping force notes restraint exercised by both nations as tensions mount

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative: Part of a platform being taken from the coast of Israel towards the Tamar gas field in this undated photo. (courtesy Noble Energy)

January 31, 2018, 10:01 pm

Lebanon issues oil and gas tender, angering Israel, which claims ownership

PM Hariri says claims the Block 9 field belongs to Israel are 'invalid,' vows to assert Lebanon's 'right to act in its territorial waters'

By TOI staff and AP

Lt.-Gen. Timothy Ray addresses reporters during a press conference as part of the Juniper Cobra exercise at the Hatzor Air Base in central Israel on February 25, 2016. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

January 31, 2018, 9:13 pm

US troops arrive for drill simulating massive missile attack on Israel

Biennial Juniper Cobra exercise, involving thousands of soldiers, to take place amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah tensions

By TOI staff and AP

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman during a ceremony for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, January 31, 2018. (Flash90)

January 31, 2018, 4:22 pm

Liberman: In future war, Lebanon will ‘pay full price’ for Iran ties

Addressing regional threats, defense minister says nuclear pact 'must be changed,' peace deal with Palestinians ‘too ambitious’ for now

By TOI staff and AP

Illustrative: A Belarus' military helicopter flies during the Zapad military exercises, near the town of Ruzhany, some 235 km (147 miles) south-west of Minsk, on September 17, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Sergei Grits)

December 13, 2017, 8:37 pm

US to give Lebanon its first attack helicopters

Worth more than $120 million, choppers along with training and other equipment are part of Washington's bid to bolster border security and fight jihadist groups

By AFP

November 21, 2017, 11:06 am

Lebanese army chief urges troops to ‘be fully prepared’ for Israeli attack

General Joseph Aoun warns the Jewish state has 'hostile intentions' against Lebanon, as tensions rise in the region

By Dov Lieber

Soldiers evacuate a wounded comrade during the Second Lebanon War, on July 24, 2006 (Haim Azoulay/ Flash 90/ File)

October 26, 2017, 11:07 am

Israel-Hezbollah war is inevitable, sure to be devastating — defense experts

International High Level Military Group paints grim picture of potential conflict between Jewish state, Iran-backed terror group, and what, if anything, can prevent it

By Judah Ari Gross

October 11, 2017, 12:40 pm

Rejecting Israeli charges, Lebanese Army asserts it’s independent from Hezbollah

Defense Minister Liberman alleges state military takes its orders from Iran-backed terror group; Lebanese Army source asks if he knows something the US and UK, which fund it, don't

By Dov Lieber

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman tours Israel's northern border on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

October 10, 2017, 2:39 pm

Defense minister: In next war, Israel will face fighting in north and south

Avigdor Liberman says Syria and Lebanon now one unified front, and Lebanese army controlled by Hezbollah terror group

By Stuart Winer