Lebanon

October 1, 2024, 9:55 am

IDF says troops launched limited ground raids of Hezbollah sites across northern border

The raids are targeting Lebanese villages close to the border, which have been used by Hezbollah to pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel, the IDF says.

By Jacob Magid

Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome near Haifa on September 24, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Jack Guez / AFP)

September 26, 2024, 11:11 am

War in the north

Israel is firm in its resolve to make its north safe again, so displaced residents can return to their homes without constant barrages of Hezbollah missiles and rockets from Lebanon.

By AJN STAFF

The Iron Dome air defence system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, as seen from Haifa. Photo: AP Photo/Baz Ratner

September 26, 2024, 8:00 am

North on the brink

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has named the military's offensive operation against Hezbollah "Northern Arrows".

By Carly Adno

Smoke billows at the site of an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar on September 21, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Ammar Ammar / AFP)

September 22, 2024, 2:29 pm

Hezbollah barrages deep into northern Israel; IDF hits over 400 launchers in Lebanon

Man lightly hurt by shrapnel in terror group’s southernmost rocket fire into Israel since October; Home Front Command issues new guidelines for residents of Haifa and northward.

By AGENCIES and Emanuel Fabian

A video shows a man, left, just before he was injured by an explosion in Beirut on September 17, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Screen capture: X)

September 18, 2024, 8:56 am

Several killed, thousands injured as vast wave of pager explosions strikes Hezbollah

Terror group blames Israel, vows revenge; hospitals in Lebanon overwhelmed by wounded, including Iranian envoy, after unprecedented, coordinated attack amid surging war fears.

By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI, Emanuel Fabian, LAZAR BERMAN and TOI Staff and Agencies

People at the site of a damaged house following a missile attack from Lebanon, in Acre, northern Israel, August 25, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Flash90)

August 26, 2024, 11:52 am

PM says strikes on Hezbollah ‘not end of story’ as allies warn against escalation

US reportedly backed strike but working to prevent all-out war; Jordan, Egypt sound alarm against further violence; reports indicate Jerusalem, Beirut seeking to restore calm.

By TOI Staff and Agencies

Israeli rescue forces at the site of a deadly Hezbollah rocket attack on a soccer field in the northern Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

July 28, 2024, 8:36 am

Multiple children killed as Hezbollah rocket hits soccer field

Officials signal response could be unprecedented after a Hezbollah rocket hit Druze town Majdal Shams, killing mainly children and teenagers who were playing soccer.

By TOI STAFF

Israeli Ambassador Amir Maimon. Photo: Peter Haskin

July 4, 2024, 11:50 am

Concern over alleged Ambassador dressing down on Hezbollah

'We were surprised by this unconfirmed report, given Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation, clearly the aggressor in this situation'

By Gareth Narunsky

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

November 24, 2023, 12:59 pm

Iran will not directly enter war – report

Since the conflict began, there has been debate over how deeply involved and aware Tehran was of the planned brutal incursion. Iranian leaders have repeatedly warned Israel of the threat of a regional war over the offensive in Gaza, but have denied involvement in the massacre.

By AJN STAFF

The scene after an anti-tank guided missile was fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, injuring civilians on November 12, 2023 (The Times of Israel: Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 13, 2023, 1:45 pm

21 wounded, 1 seriously, in Hezbollah missile, mortar attacks from Lebanon

Some victims are Electric Corporation employees working to repair power lines damaged in previous attacks by Hezbollah; IDF strikes terror group’s sites.

By Emanuel Fabian

Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad in the interview with Lebanese channel LBC on October 24. Photo: Screenshot/X

November 10, 2023, 7:27 am

Hamas official vows multiple attacks on Israel

"We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do it twice and three times."

By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI and Michael Bachner

An Ohio-class submarine in the US Central Command area of responsibility. Photo: US CENTCOM

November 7, 2023, 11:41 am

US deploys nuclear-capable submarine to Middle East

Unclear if vessel carrying nuclear ballistic missiles or cruise missiles; CIA chief Burns arrives in Israel; Blinken warns Iran against attacking US personnel in region

By TOI STAFF and Jacob Magid

Israeli forces make their way to the scene of an anti-tank guide missile attack from Lebanon on a vehicle near Kibbutz Yiftah, near the border with Lebanon, November 5, 2023. (The Times of Israel: David Cohen/Flash90)

November 6, 2023, 11:15 am

Israeli civilian killed in anti-tank missile attack from Lebanon amid escalation

Rocket blast hits car in Kiryat Shmona; IDF says reservist soldier dies of wounds after accidental tank roll-over last week.

By EMANUEL FABIAN and RICKY BEN-DAVID

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him attending a joint graduation ceremony for cadets in Tehran, October 10, 2023. Photo: KHAMENEI.IR / AFP

October 17, 2023, 9:36 pm

The Iranian role in the unfolding events in the Middle East

'It is a widely accepted fact that Hamas could have not built its military capabilities without active and continuous Iranian support'

By Dror Doron

Defence Minister Yoav Gallant meets troops on the Gaza border on October 10.
Photo: Ariel Hermoni/Defence Ministry

October 12, 2023, 9:01 am

Gallant: Israel moving to full offence

'Whoever comes to decapitate, murder women, Holocaust survivors, we will eliminate him with all our might, and without compromise'

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and JEREMY SHARON