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Israel’s foreign minister sends letter to UN demanding the UN hold Iran responsible for promoting Hezbollah

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar sent a letter to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, in which he outlined the activities of the Hezbollah terror organizations since it began to fire on Israel from bases in Lebanon shortly after the current conflict with Iran began last month. Read more

Australia warns Israel against south Lebanon occupation

Israel should not occupy southern Lebanon, and international law needs to be upheld, Australia’s foreign minister says.

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For first time, Haredi soldiers of Hasmonean Brigade operate in Lebanon

For the first time, Israel’s Orthodox (Haredi) Hasmonean Brigade is operating in southern Lebanon, conducting targeted raids, the Israel Defence Forces disclosed on Monday. Read more

Iran retaliates striking Tel Aviv with cluster warheads

Iran has used cluster warheads to attack on Tel Aviv, in retaliation for Israel’s killing of the Islamic Republic’s powerful security chief Ali Larijani. Read more

Israeli ground forces return to southern Lebanon

The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Tuesday morning that ground forces had returned to southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones overnight. Read more

Israel strikes Hezbollah following first rocket fire since 2024 ceasefire

This is the Hezbollah-linked activist behind lawfare on Israelis

Long before he perfected the use of lawfare to hound Israelis abroad, Belgian-Lebanese anti-Israel activist Dyab Abou Jahjah was already seen as “one of the most dangerous figures” for modern European Jews, according to a community activist from Antwerp. Read more

Remains of missing Israeli soldier recovered in Lebanon 43 years after battle

The body of Sgt. 1st Class Tzvi Feldman, missing since a 1982 battle in Lebanon, has been recovered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Sunday. Read more

Israel fires on Lebanon in response to rockets attacks

Israel has struck Lebanon in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire. Read more

Lebanon’s army chief elected president by MPs

Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US and Saudi approval and showing the diminished sway of the Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel. Read more

‘Military base disguised as a village’: IDF uncovers Hezbollah’s hidden arsenal amid fragile ceasefire

As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) keep uncovering a significant cache of weapons hidden within civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Read more

‘The Palestinian cause was liquidated on October 7th’ says Syrian activist in Jerusalem

Rawan Osman has come a long way from Lebanon, where she grew up hating Jews, to arriving in Jerusalem to speak at an event Friends of Zion Museum  on Sunday night. Read more

Tensions as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

A ceasefire accord has cleared the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that was ignited by the larger Gaza war in 2023. Read more

A journalist’s journey in southern Lebanon’s war-torn villages – video content

We bumped along the rugged dirt road in the armored personnel carrier, the hum of its engine mingling with the crunch of debris beneath its heavy tires. Read more

Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal

Diplomatic efforts to halt conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have progressed, with the Iran-backed armed group and Lebanon agreeing to a ceasefire proposal. Read more

Netanyahu: UN refusal to evacuate UNIFIL forces makes them ‘Hostages of Hezbollah’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to withdraw an international peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon on Sunday. Read more

The pro-Palestinian protest marches are the antithesis of peaceful

Much has changed in Israel in the past few weeks, whilst many things remain the same. Read more

Coalition ‘extreme’ for being against US on ceasefire

The federal coalition has been criticised as being “extreme” for its stance against a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving it at odds with Australia’s allies. Read more

Breaking: Israeli division begins ‘limited ground operation’ in Lebanon

On Monday night, the forces of the IDF’s (Israel Defense Forces) 146th “Ha-Mapatz” Division including the 2nd “Carmeli” Brigade and the 205th “Iron Fist” brigade began a “focused and limited ground operation” in the western sector of South Lebanon. Read more

Hezbollah’s logistics chief killed in Israeli airstrike

Hezbollah’s logistics chief, Suhail Hussein Husseini, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Beirut area, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday morning. Read more

Australia condemns cycle of vengeance in Middle East

Penny Wong has called for restraint amid escalating violence in the Middle East, as Palestinian and Jewish groups prepare to commemorate deadly events. Read more

Israel strikes 100 Hezbollah launchers, northern residents ordered to stay near shelters

Israeli aircraft struck more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, while residents of northern communities were instructed to remain close to shelters on Thursday. Read more

Israel launches major strikes on Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah plans for ‘imminent’ attack

Israel launched heavy airstrikes on Hezbollah positions across Lebanon after detecting the terror group was at readiness for an imminent attack on Israeli civilians, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday morning. Read more

ADF member recovering after Israel-Lebanon border blast

An Australian Defence Force member is recovering after being seriously injured in an explosion in southern Lebanon while on a peacekeeping mission. Read more

Hamas is weakening, but the campaign against it will be lengthy

While the Israel Defence Forces is gaining ground against Hamas by the day, destroying it as a military force will take time, according to former IDF officers. Read more

Israel bombards Gaza after Hamas deputy’s killing

Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army have made statements suggesting the two avowed enemies wanted to avoid risking the further spread of war beyond the Gaza Strip after a drone strike killed a Palestinian Hamas deputy leader in Beirut. Read more

Hezbollah fights a war of attrition on Israel’s terms

Israeli air strikes in Lebanon are exacting a heavy price on Hezbollah for its rocket fire, forcing the terror group into a war of attrition being fought on Israel’s terms. Read more

Israeli operations in Gaza continue as Hamas fires from schools, mosque

Israel Defence Forces troops continued to operate deep inside the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fighter jets struck Hamas assets across the Palestinian enclave. Read more

Israel warns Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike

Israel says it is poised to impose quiet on the Lebanese front after hostilities spiked, with Hezbollah wounding civilians in a cross-border missile attack and the Israeli air force bombing sites linked to the Iranian-backed group. Read more

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