Military says targets in northeastern Beqaa Valley include Radwan unit facilities where military activity was taking place in 'blatant violation' of November ceasefire

Lebanon has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time, and Beirut’s main aim is to reach a “state of no war” with its southern neighbor, the country’s president said Friday. President Joseph Aoun’s comments came as the Trump administration is trying to expand the Abraham Accords signed in 2020 in which Israel

Israel has been conducting near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets as the Iranian-backed group comes under pressure to disarm amid fears of a renewed war.

A Lebanese A-29 Super Tucano student pilot and a U.S. instructor pilot train in 2017 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The State Department approved a $100 million sale to Lebanon on July 11, 2025, for delivery of parts, equipment and logistical support for the country's Super Tucano planes. (Zachary Wolf/U.S. Air Force)

Shelah described the reality of the war in Gaza as “soldiers dying and great exhaustion for the army.” Referring to plans to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Shelah affirmed that, contrary to what some Israeli figures hope,

An Israeli airstrike eliminated terrorist operative Mohammad Sha'ayeb in Lebanon, impacting terror networks. Sha'ayeb facilitated arms smuggling and had ties to Iran's Quds Force. This operation marks a significant setback for northern terror activities.

Joseph Aoun's statement is the first official reaction to Israeli FM Gideon Saar's statement last week in which he expressed his country's interest in normalising ties with Lebanon and Syria