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A displaced family with their belongings, wave a Lebanese flag as they return to their village, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
August 5, 2026, 1:56 pm
More than 800,000 displaced Lebanese have begun returning home, UN says
OCHA says ‘821,077 people had begun the return to their areas of origin as of 30 July,’ adds 360,000 Lebanese remain displaced, around 26,000 of them in government shelters
By AFP and ToI Staff
IDF troops at Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 12, 2026, 6:00 pm
Beneath Beaufort’s strategic bulwark, a Hezbollah lair built to attack Israel is unearthed
Built into rocky ridge below imposing Crusader fortress, massive tunnel system, complete with showers and operating room, allowed terror group to launch Iranian arms at Metula and elsewhere without detection, IDF says
By Emanuel Fabian
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
A car lies amidst debris following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 13, 2026, 6:37 am
Government reported to restrain IDF action in Lebanon to avoid derailing US-Iran talks
PM’s office denies Kan news report; Israeli strikes in south Lebanon continue as Hezbollah drones target troops, without injuries
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Ayala Ben-David, left, and Galia Handelman, librarians who work now in the temporary library in Shlomi since the regular library was destroyed by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2024, on May 27, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
May 28, 2026, 9:44 pm
As Israel widens war against Hezbollah, northern town of Shlomi hunkers down
While all residents evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks in 2023 have returned, the town’s ‘ordinary’ routine is disrupted by almost daily first-person view drones, rocket fire and explosions
By Diana Bletter
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Choukine on May 17, 2026. (Abbas FAKIH / AFP)
May 17, 2026, 6:06 pm
4 IDF troops wounded, one severely, by roadside bomb in south Lebanon
Amid growing public anger over Hezbollah drone toll, Netanyahu claims he warned of the danger six years ago, but doesn’t say why it wasn’t addressed
By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman
Israeli military excavators damage solar panels in the southern Lebanon Christian village of Debel, in footage aired by Lebanese media on April 25, 2026. (Screenshot X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 26, 2026, 10:21 am
IDF probes soldiers seen damaging solar panels in south Lebanon Christian village
Lebanese media says IDF also damaged water infrastructure in Debel, the same village where a soldier destroyed a Jesus statue; military says actions ‘do not align’ with its values
By Emanuel Fabian
Six Hezbollah gunmen are seen on a rooftop in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil, April 24, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 24, 2026, 9:44 pm
Amid truce, Hezbollah attacks IDF in south Lebanon; troops kill 6 gunmen in Bint Jbeil
IDF also strikes buildings from which terror group launched rocket barrage at north shortly before Trump announced ceasefire extension; Israeli drone downed over Tyre
By Emanuel Fabian
Emergency services and local citizens arrive at the scene following an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon on January 5, 2026. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
January 5, 2026, 9:31 pm
IDF strikes Hamas, Hezbollah targets deep in eastern and southern Lebanon
Attacks come after Israel issues evacuation warnings in Kfar Hatta, Ain al-Tinah, Annan and Al-Manara; Lebanese media says one strike targeted home of slain Hamas leader
By Stav Levaton and AFP
Smoke billows in southern Lebanon following an Israeli airstrike, December 12, 2025. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 12, 2025, 2:20 pm
IDF says it struck Hezbollah training facility, other sites in south Lebanon
Lebanese state media says about a dozen sites targeted, including some north of the Litani River; no casualties reported
By Emanuel Fabian
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, in New York City, on September 23, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)
November 22, 2025, 12:29 am
Amid IDF strikes, Lebanon’s Aoun says state monopoly on weapons needed in south
President says military control south of Litani River is ‘inevitable,’ urges international oversight as Israel targets Hezbollah and Hamas
By AFP and Emanuel Fabian
Kibbutz El-Rom emergency response team members Shimon Michael, right, and Gal Fitusi stand at the border fence near the Syrian village of al-Hamidiya on October 23, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
October 29, 2025, 8:02 am
Along the Syria and Lebanon borders, skeptical residents embrace peace, while it lasts
Although focused on rebuilding, both evacuated residents and those who stayed during the war maintain their vigilance, as terror groups daily seek to attack Israel
By Diana Bletter
The site of an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah operative in the Beqaa Valley area, on October 26, 2025. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 26, 2025, 6:53 pm
Two Hezbollah operatives killed in Lebanon strikes — IDF
Attacks on terror group in Naqoura, Beqaa Valley, come as defense minister, US envoy tour border
By Emanuel Fabian
People inspect the wreckage of a vehicle targeted by an alleged Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Harouf on October 25, 2025. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)
October 25, 2025, 4:06 pm
IDF: 2 Hezbollah commanders killed in drone strikes in south Lebanon
Assassinations of Radwan Force operatives follows several other attacks in recent days, which IDF has said hit terror group’s targets in breach of ceasefire
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Abbas Hassan Karaki, who the IDF identified as Hezbollah's logistics chief in southern Lebanon, is seen in an undated photo released by the military on October 25, 2025, after it said it assassinated him. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 24, 2025, 7:33 pm
Hezbollah’s south Lebanon logistics chief killed in airstrike, IDF says
Two reported killed in drone strike that targeted Abbas Hassan Karaki, whose actions military says violated truce; another operative killed in separate strike
By Emanuel Fabian
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