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People react as Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem addresses crowds via a screen during the first day of Ashura commemorations at the mausoleum of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 17, 2026. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 10:34 pm
Hezbollah chief says Lebanon-Israel deal humiliates the nation and its army
In speech marking anniversary of Second Lebanon War, Naim Qassem accuses Lebanese authorities of giving up on ‘dignity,’ signing off on whatever Jerusalem demands
By ToI Staff and AFP
Diplomats take part in direct Israel-Lebanon talks hosted at the US State Department in Washington on June 23, 2026. (Courtesy Israeli Embassy)
August 11, 2026, 10:10 pm
US insists Israel-Lebanon talks moving in ‘positive direction’ despite setback last week
State Department says next round of talks to take place in September in Rome, will focus on roadmaps for future pilot zones for IDF withdrawal
By Jacob Magid
This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah shows an Israeli tank maneuvering in the nearby village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, on August 7, 2026. (Ammar Ammar/AFP)
August 7, 2026, 11:59 pm
Lebanon, Israel agree on countries that could verify Hezbollah disarmament — official
Lebanese official says the US will ultimately choose the nations whose troops will oversee the process from the shortlist compiled in Rome talks
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon from the Israeli side of the border, August 6, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
August 6, 2026, 11:11 pm
Despite deadly flare-up in violence, US claims progress made in Israel-Lebanon talks
Lebanese source says Israel refusing to move ahead with more pilot zones before ‘verifying’ success of implementation; US reportedly taking Israel’s side on pace of IDF withdrawal
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
A motorcade arrives for a new round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy, on August 4, 2026. (Tiziana FABI/AFP)
August 4, 2026, 5:42 pm
Israel-Lebanon talks kick off in Rome despite fierce Hezbollah opposition
As negotiators discuss pilot zones, borders and Iran-backed terror group’s disarmament, Naim Qassem condemns the process as ‘humiliation,’ drawing rebuke from Beirut
By Lazar Berman and AFP
President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at the White House, July 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
July 21, 2026, 10:20 pm
Meeting Trump in DC, Aoun says Lebanon will end hostility with Israel ‘forever’
US president says he is willing to meet Hezbollah if Beirut requests, vows to help Lebanon ‘a lot’; IDF says it fired ‘warning shots’ near LAF troops who breached its buffer zone
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
A motorcade delegation arrives on the first day of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US Embassy in Rome on July 14, 2026. (Andreas SOLARO/AFP)
July 14, 2026, 2:33 pm
Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout ‘pilot’
Lebanon wants immediate movement on plans agreed to last month for its army to take control of designated zones, while Jerusalem still has misgivings
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 10, 2026, 2:18 am
IDF troops to withdraw from Lebanon pilot zones in coming days, says US official
No timeline specified for pullback of Israeli forces, though US official indicates enough progress made to convince Lebanese delegation to attend talks with Israel in Rome next week
By Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 8, 2026, 11:48 pm
Lebanon demanding Israel fulfill pledge for pullout pilot or it will skip Rome talks
Source says Beirut ‘stipulating Israel’s withdrawal’ as condition for attending, as IDF yet to move; army says it captured Radwan member, killed another
By AFP, Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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 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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at areas 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
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit, June 13, 2026. (Abbas Fakih/AFP)
June 13, 2026, 8:07 pm
IDF says over 70 Hezbollah sites hit as troops advance near south Lebanon’s Nabatieh
Lebanese army withdraws from southern city, says soldier seriously injured in Israeli drone strike; seven terror operatives killed earlier this week after emerging from tunnel
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23 (L) and Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21.
June 7, 2026, 12:49 am
Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as fighting against Hezbollah continues
Army says Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23, of elite Egoz Unit was severely hurt by drone, later succumbed to wounds; Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, killed by suspected accidental gunfire
By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
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