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Israel army chief: Hezbollah is in difficult position

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June 21, 2026

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Hananya Naftali

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· Jul 1, 2026

[Photo] Prime Minister Netanyahu visited IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon.He said: "Hezbo [...]

Prime Minister Netanyahu visited IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon.He said: Hezbollah was once the strongest pillar of Iran’s regional axis, with roughly 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel. Today, only about 8 remain.

World Israel News

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· Jun 22, 2026

WATCH: Is the Lebanese army just Hezbollah in uniform?

A new report reveals the Lebanese Armed Forces are deeply infiltrated by Hezbollah terrorists, with half its soldiers allegedly loyal to the terror group. The post WATCH: Is the Lebanese army just Hezbollah in uniform? appeared first on World Israel News.

JFeed

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· Jun 23, 2026

The Northern Border Ultimatum: Qassem Dictates Terms for Total Israeli Ground Forces Withdrawal

Following a tense diplomatic shift, Hezbollah leadership has announced strict conditions regarding the immediate removal of foreign defensive positions along the southern border. The group insists on a rigid operational timeline while asserting complete autonomy over its upcoming internal cooperation strategies.

Al Arabiya English

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· Jun 30, 2026

Can Lebanon Ever See Lasting Peace?

"Hezbollah is an ARMY within an ARMY." Broadcaster and Author Baria Alamuddin discusses Hezbollah's role in Lebanon and the prospects for lasting peace with Israel.

The Hill

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· Jun 22, 2026

Netanyahu: 'No restrictions' on Israel military acting to thwart Hezbollah threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said its military has “no restrictions” regarding its efforts to target Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel's continued operations against the militant group have strained the U.S.-Iran ceasefire reached last week. “The directive from me and the Defence Minister to the IDF [Israeli Defense Forces] is clear and has not changed:...

Yemen Press Agency

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· Jun 25, 2026

Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road

Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 21, 2026

Netanyahu says IDF will remain a presence in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has committed to maintaining a military presence in Lebanon. The IDF will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon and will continue to operate within the 10-kilometre security zone. Mr Netanyahu said Israel has achieved “tremendous accomplishments” and will not give them up.

BRICS News

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· Jul 12, 2026

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇱🇧 US to send team to southern Lebanon to support the Lebanese army and ver [...]

JUST IN: US to send team to southern Lebanon to support the Lebanese army and verify areas are clear of Hezbollah, Al Arabiya reports.@BRICSNews

Legal Insurrection

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· Jun 22, 2026

Israel Halts Operation Against Hezbollah Amid Iranian Pressure, Vance Hails ‘Great Progress’ in Talks

Prime Minister Netanyahu: The IDF has no restrictions against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The post Israel Halts Operation Against Hezbollah Amid Iranian Pressure, Vance Hails ‘Great Progress’ in Talks first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Arutz Sheva

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· Jul 5, 2026

Chief of Staff sends powerful message from Hezbollah tunnels

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, enters Hezbollah tunnel network. 'Hezbollah exhausted and beaten in every battle.'

Egypt Independent

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· Jun 29, 2026

Fighting in Lebanon continues days after new agreement

Conflict between Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces in south Lebanon continued over the weekend, days after the countries signed a new agreement. The Israeli military said it struck three “Hezbollah command centers” in south Lebanon’s Nabatieh and Mayfadoun on Sunday. Israeli forces also dismantled what they said was a launcher that Hezbollah used to The post Fighting in Lebanon continues days after new agreement appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 29, 2026

Israel jangka kekal ‘lebih lama’ di Lubnan

BAITULMUQADDIS: Menteri Per­tahanan Israel, Israel Katz menegaskan tentera negara itu akan terus berada di Lubnan selagi Hizbullah tidak meletakkan senjata. Beliau mengarahkan tentera Israel supaya bersiap sedia untuk berada lebih lama’ di selatan Lubnan. “Israel tidak akan menempatkan semula tenteranya di selatan Lubnan dan tidak akan berundur selagi pertubuhan Hizbullah tidak melucutkan senjata,” katanya. Katz ... Read more The post Israel jangka kekal ‘lebih lama’ di Lubnan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Intel Slava

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· Jun 21, 2026

⚡️ — Admin Note: He has failed to stop Netanyahu, so now he is forcing Iran to stop Hezbollah.

— Admin Note: He has failed to stop Netanyahu, so now he is forcing Iran to stop Hezbollah. However, I will tell you that Hezbollah will not stop protecting southern Lebanon from Israeli aggression under any condition.@IntelSlava@LeonovZ

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jun 25, 2026

Netanyahu signals ‘more things’ against Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah

The Israeli military operations targeting Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah are not winding down soon, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking on Thursday at the IDF Combat Officers’ Graduation Ceremony at Training Base, Netanyahu told the new officers that there are more missions to complete. “There are more things to do against Iranagainst Hamasagainst Hezbollah, [] Netanyahu signals ‘more things’ against Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah

All Israel News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Inside the hunt for Nasrallah: IDF officer reveals Hezbollah chief was rarely hidden in bunkers

Inside the hunt for Nasrallah: IDF officer reveals Hezbollah chief was rarely hidden in bunkers

Al Bawaba

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· Jul 5, 2026

Netanyahu postpones heavy attack on Lebanon

ALBAWABA - The Israeli army had been prepared to carry out an operation to bomb a Hezbollah stronghold in the Ali al-Taher area of ​​Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed it...

Middle East Eye

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· Jun 21, 2026

Hezbollah chief rejects any Israeli security zone in Lebanon

Hezbollah chief rejects any Israeli security zone in Lebanon Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Sunday rejected any Israeli security zone in Lebanon, after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his troops would remain in the country's south for as long as necessary. Israeli troops remaining on Lebanese land is impossible. There are no security zones for Israel... we have a national army which deploys, and it is responsible for preserving sovereignty, and it is who we cooperate with, Qassem said in a televised address, adding that Israel is an aggressor and must leave.

Iran Herald

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· Jul 1, 2026

'Get Iran out of Lebanon': Israel says operations against Hezbollah will continue

By Vishu AdhanaNew Delhi (India), July 1 (ANI) Israel will continue military operations against Hezbollah despite the existing ceasefire framework with Lebanon, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on Wednsday said, arguing that the Iran-backed armed group continues to pose a direct security threat and that lasting stability in Lebanon is impossible unless Hezbollah is disarmed.In a virtual inte

TRT World

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· Jun 24, 2026

US says Lebanon issue is separate from Iran

An uneasy calm has descended on Lebanon, with the Israeli military still occupying parts of the south despite Hezbollah insisting it should withdraw. For months, Israel's scorched earth policy has devastated the region, as the US now tries to separate Lebanon’s future from a deal with Iran. Bassam Bounenni reports.

Al-Monitor

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· Jun 21, 2026

Israeli soldiers in Lebanon are free to take action if under threat, Israel's Katz says

JERUSALEM, June 21 (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday, adding troops remained in position in what Israel refers to as a security zone.A ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah took effect on Friday after months of escalating violence, but on Saturday Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in Lebanon, Lebanon's state news agency NNA reported.

Jewish News Syndicate

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ben-Gvir says Lebanon ceasefire must ‘collapse’

The Israeli minister that as long as the Iranian-backed proxy group Hezbollah continues to target IDF soldiers, the current situation cannot continue.

The Jerusalem Post

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· Jun 22, 2026

Lebanon ceasefire shows need for IDF rethink on slow war doctrine - analysis

The slow war in Lebanon, based on a doctrine from Gaza, has resulted in leaving Hezbollah in the field just miles from Israel's northern border.

Foreign Policy

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· Jun 26, 2026

Is Hezbollah Now More an Obligation Than an Asset to Tehran?

How the war has shifted Iran’s relationship with its proxies.

Haaretz

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· Jul 7, 2026

As its deal with Israel stalls, Lebanon fears being stuck in same limbo as Gaza

While the frustrated Lebanese leadership is escalating its rhetoric against Israel and Hezbollah largely refrains from action, the IDF continues its targeted operations, raising the Lebanese's concern that the seemingly temporary reality will become a permanent one

Ya Libnan

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· Jun 28, 2026

Time for Hezbollah to Let Go—for the Sake of Its Own Community

Photo illustration- No community has more to gain from peace than the one that has suffered the most from war. Peace offers Hezbollah something decades of war never could: a future for the people it claims to represent. By: Ali Hussein, Lebanese Political analyst , Opinion Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, denounced the new Israel-Lebanon framework []

The Media Line

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· Jul 10, 2026

IDF Destroys Hezbollah Weapons Depots and Tunnels in Southern Lebanon 

Israeli troops operating in the security zone in southern Lebanon located and [] The post IDF Destroys Hezbollah Weapons Depots and Tunnels in Southern Lebanon appeared first on The Media Line.

Al Jazeera English

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· Jun 27, 2026

Israel orders troops to prepare for 'extended stay' in Lebanon

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the military has been ordered to prepare for an ‘extended stay’ in southern Lebanon, insisting forces will not withdraw unless Hezbollah is disarmed throughout Lebanon under the terms of the new US-brokered agreement. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

The Grayzone

· May 26, 2026

VIDEO: Hezbollah leader to The Grayzone—Israel-First Trump ‘turned America into a joke’

In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed, Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official and former head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, discusses Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel in Southern Lebanon, and provides new details on resistance operations, its intelligence capacity, and how he believes it has forced Israel into a costly stalemate that exposes the limits of Israeli military power. Safa argues that any US-backed attempt to disarm Hezbollah would be illegitimate and could trigger civil war, noting [] The post VIDEO: Hezbollah leader to The Grayzone—Israel-First Trump ‘turned America into a joke’ first appeared on The Grayzone. The post VIDEO: Hezbollah leader to The Grayzone—Israel-First Trump ‘turned America into a joke’ appeared first on The Grayzone.

DawnNews English

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· Jun 22, 2026

Netanyahu Insists Israel Will Continue To Occupy South Lebanon | Dawn News English

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its presence in southern Lebanon, describing it as necessary for security along the border. The statement comes amid ongoing tensions in the region and international efforts to maintain stability following hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #netanyahu #israel #lebanon #southlebanon #middleeast #geopolitics #worldnews #dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

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