The central problem? Dismantling weapons and military infrastructure is not sufficient if, at the same time, Hezbollah’s civilian apparatuses are allowed to return to the area.

Israel Katz warns Hezbollah that attacks on Israeli soldiers will be answered, as Jerusalem says the latest Lebanon flare-up should push Beirut toward more serious talks, not away from them.

The sides finalized plans to expand pilot zones in southern Lebanon as part of a US-brokered framework aimed at restoring Lebanese sovereignty and disarming Hezbollah, the official said.

Chief Master Sergeant (res.) Tamir Vaknin and Major (res.) Harel Birenstock were killed in action against Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Four other reservists were seriously wounded.

Lebanon may get direct US flights, but Israel retained control of the country’s south.

If early violations are glossed over to preserve a larger diplomatic process, then the entire strategy will eventually fail.

The US president pledged to support Lebanon’s efforts to restore stability and expressed hope that the country will eventually join the Abraham Accords.

Hezbollah turned a medieval fortress into a military asset. UNESCO found its outrage only when Israel responded.

In its own version of the Palestinian “pay-for-slay” scheme, the terror group has leveraged state institutions to channel public funds.