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Hezbollah seeks boost in Lebanon vote as disarmament calls grow

The election results so far indicate "the war didn't achieve the objective of downgrading Hezbollah's popularity in the community," said Mohanad Hage Ali of the Carnegie Middle East Center.

 The coffin of late Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine, who was killed during Israeli airstrikes last year, is carried during his burial, in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, southern Lebanon February 24, 2025.
 Hezbollah flags flutter as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

Lebanese singer to be tried for allegedly spying on Hezbollah for Israel - report

Members of the Lebanese army walk near Beirut international airport, Lebanon, February 15, 2025

Lebanon purges Hezbollah staff from Beirut airport in fatal blow to terror group's smuggling - WSJ

 Hezbollah flags flutter as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

Over 90% of Hezbollah infrastructure in south dismantled by Lebanese army - report


What's happening in West Bank, Gaza, Yemen?

Mossad chief to continue hostage talks • Hostage family approves publication of video • Egypt prepares new ceasefire offer

 IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah 'step by step,' says President Aoun

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that Hezbollah is not seeking war with Israel and expressed hope that all weapons in the country could be brought under control by the end of the year.

 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Lebanon central bank must counter money laundering and terrorist financing, new governor says

Terrorist financing and money laundering are top concerns for the United States, which wants to prevent Hezbollah from using the Lebanese financial system and cash flows.

Lebanon's newly appointed central bank governor Karim Souaid takes office in a handover ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon April 4, 2025.

Hezbollah chief: Hezbollah has fully adhered to ceasefire deal, Israel has not

Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem says Israel violated the truce and warns that united resistance across the region will stop it from achieving through politics what it failed to in war.

 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech from an unknown location earlier this month. He has reaffirmed the legal and moral justification for Hezbollah’s ‘resistance,’ the writer notes.

‘If we got rid of Hezbollah, we wouldn’t need five outposts,’ Kiryat Shmona Spokesman says

Reporter's notebook: The 'Post' visits northern communities at Lebanon border after IDF withdrawal.

 Jerusalem Post visited various spots near the border with Lebanon in order to see and hear from soldiers and northern residents how their lives have improved since the ceasefire, and whether they still feel safe after the IDF withdrawl

Lebanese government to seek new IMF program, policy statement says

New Lebanese government to pursue IMF talks, restructure banks, and address economic collapse.

 Member of the Lebanese army stands at the entrance of Deir Mimas, Southern Lebanon, February 17, 2025

Iranian plane refused landing in Lebanon after IDF threat

The Iranian plane took off from Tehran and was carrying Lebanese passengers.

 A plane is seen on the tarmac of Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, Lebanon. October 15, 2024.

Fresh clashes expose Syria’s lingering Lebanon problem - analysis

Syria’s government has only a handful of leftover Syrian regime equipment, such as old tanks that date from the 1990s or the Soviet era.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

IDF implements extensive security measures across northern Israel

In a response to the threats in the region, around 1,300 protective shelters and 20 fortified guard posts have been installed across northern Israel.

 The Commanding Officer of the Home Front Command, Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo, recently toured the northern evacuated communities along the Lebanese border

Hezbollah is not defeated and is re-emerging in Lebanon - analysis

The goal of Hezbollah was to keep quiet and make it seem that the ceasefire deal was achieving something.

 A CROWD in Tehran watches an address, on the screen by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in November. Hezbollah is virtually a state within a state, sucking the lifeblood out of Lebanon at the instigation of Iran, says the writer.

At least 22 killed as IDF fires on suspects returning to southern Lebanon

If the Lebanese army deploys faster to the rest of southern Lebanon, the IDF might feel compelled to complete its withdrawal faster as well.

 IDF operating in Lebanon, published January 16, 2024