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The Israel-Hezbollah war, from the October 2023 border clashes to the 2024 ceasefire

136 of 148 stories this year · gone quiet

Saleh al-Arouri’s Beirut killing takes out key Hamas link with Iran, Hezbollah · 114 articles, Jan 2Response to killing of Hamas leader in Beirut 'inevitable', says Hezbollah chief Nasrallah · 9 articles, Jan 3Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut · 7 articles, Jan 5Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘initial response’ to killing of top leader from allied Hamas · 33 articles, Jan 6Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill Hezbollah commander, militia says · 42 articles, Jan 8Fire from Lebanon kills 2 Israeli civilians as the Israel-Hamas war rages for 100th day · 17 articles, Jan 14An Israeli preemptive strike against Hezbollah was averted early in the Gaza war, top official says · 5 articles, Jan 19Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills Hezbollah fighter: sources · 10 articles, Jan 21Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it’s becoming inevitable · 5 articles, Feb 1Israel issues its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah, while the war in Gaza marks 4 months · 8 articles, Feb 3An apparent Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills 2 in one of the deepest hits in weeks · 7 articles, Feb 10Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate · 25 articles, Feb 14Hezbollah chief says Israel to pay 'with blood' for Lebanon civilians killed · 7 articles, Feb 15Is Israel-Hezbollah fighting about to spiral? · 8 articles, Feb 26Israel’s air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone · 13 articles, Feb 26Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 'significant' Hamas member · 9 articles, Mar 13Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars · 47 articles, Mar 243 UN military observers, a Lebanese interpreter wounded in blast while patrolling southern border · 16 articles, Mar 30Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes · 10 articles, Apr 28Israeli strike kills 4 civilians in southern Lebanon, state media say · 5 articles, May 5Israeli airstrikes near city of Aleppo kills several people, Syrian state media say · 6 articles, Jun 3Forest fires blaze in north Israel after rockets launched from Lebanon · 12 articles, Jun 4Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon · 11 articles, Jun 5Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks on Israel after senior commander is killed · 9 articles, Jun 12Hezbollah fires new barrage at Israel, which vows to hit back · 32 articles, Jun 12Israel-Hezbollah tensions drive fears of widening Gaza war · 27 articles, Jun 14Top U.S. diplomat visits Beirut after attacks across Israel-Lebanon border intensify · 5 articles, Jun 18Hezbollah says Israeli strikes kill 3 fighters as U.S. envoy tries to calm tensions · 7 articles, Jun 19Why Hezbollah is threatening this tiny European country · 7 articles, Jun 19The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war · 7 articles, Jun 19An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says · 18 articles, Jun 23Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel · 16 articles, Jun 23US and Europe warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war · 28 articles, Jun 25Israel Says It Can Send Lebanon 'Back To Stone Age' As UN Warns Against War · 6 articles, Jun 27US Shifts Assault Ship to the Mediterranean to Deter Risk of Israel-Lebanon Conflict Escalating · 9 articles, Jun 28Iran warns Israel of ‘obliterating war’ if it attacks Lebanon · 7 articles, Jun 29Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon · 17 articles, Jul 3Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander · 27 articles, Jul 3Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader · 6 articles, Jul 9Lebanon's Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli kibbutz after drone strike wounds civilians · 9 articles, Jul 20Strike on Israeli Golan Heights kills 11 and threatens to spark a wider war. Hezbollah denies a role · 37 articles, Jul 27Israel targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut · 136 articles, Jul 28Israel Vows Retaliation After Rocket Kills 12 Youths In Golan · 10 articles, Jul 28Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as U.S. warns against escalation · 11 articles, Jul 29Hezbollah leader: War with Israel has entered ‘new phase’ after killings of top militant figures · 11 articles, Jul 31Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike · 13 articles, Aug 4Lebanon security source says Israel strike kills Hamas camp official · 6 articles, Aug 9Hezbollah fires 30 rockets toward Israel as threat of greater conflict in region remains high · 5 articles, Aug 12Israeli strike kills at least 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7 · 34 articles, Aug 14Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah fires more than 50 rockets, hitting Israeli-annexed Golan Heights · 9 articles, Aug 21Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say · 10 articles, Aug 25Israel launches preemptive strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires back hundreds of rockets · 99 articles, Aug 25Lebanon reels as more devices explode, casualties rise · 74 articles, Sep 17Lebanon pager attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to brink of all-out war · 251 articles, Sep 17At least 9 dead, hundreds wounded when Hezbollah pagers detonate in Lebanon and Syria · 6 articles, Sep 17Israel widens focus of war to include Lebanon front · 5 articles, Sep 17Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah? · 17 articles, Sep 17Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation · 12 articles, Sep 17Walkie Talkies Reportedly Explode Across Lebanon—One Day After Hezbollah Pager Explosions · 15 articles, Sep 18Hezbollah fires new volley at Israel as fears of greater war mount after electronic devices bombing · 16 articles, Sep 18Exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah made in Hungary, accused firm says · 43 articles, Sep 18Death toll from Israeli airstrike on Beirut rises to 31 as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire · 20 articles, Sep 19Israel and Hezbollah renew fire after the deadliest day in Lebanon since 2006 · 31 articles, Sep 19Israeli military says it killed a top commander with Hezbollah's missile and rocket unit · 36 articles, Sep 19Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes · 18 articles, Sep 19Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 490 · 117 articles, Sep 20Israel-Hamas war latest: Fears of all-out war rise as Israel and Hezbollah step up attacks · 106 articles, Sep 20Israel Warns Civilians to Evacuate as It Strikes Wide Swaths of Southern Lebanon · 31 articles, Sep 20Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv after heavy Israeli strikes on Lebanon · 117 articles, Sep 20Two Hezbollah leaders among 37 people killed in Beirut apartment block strike: Israel · 17 articles, Sep 20Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah elite unit commander wanted by the US · 6 articles, Sep 20Israel strikes Hezbollah in huge blast targeting militant group’s leader - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 114 articles, Sep 21US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah · 42 articles, Sep 23Israel to continue Lebanon strikes · 46 articles, Sep 24Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, moves toward another · 9 articles, Sep 25US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows · 7 articles, Sep 25Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week? - The Daily Reporter · 28 articles, Sep 25Hundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel's strikes shake Beirut · 7 articles, Sep 25Israeli military chief hints at potential ground operation in Lebanon amid Hezbollah strikes · 41 articles, Sep 25France proposes 21-day Lebanon ceasefire in UN push with US · 11 articles, Sep 25Netanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah as hopes dim for a cease-fire · 14 articles, Sep 26Hezbollah's acting leader vows to fight on after Nasrallah's death · 21 articles, Sep 26U.S. and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah · 23 articles, Sep 26Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East · 27 articles, Sep 27Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country · 9 articles, Sep 27Iran treads carefully, backing Hezbollah while avoiding war · 5 articles, Sep 27Biden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a 'measure of justice' · 34 articles, Sep 28Hashem Safieddine: possible successor to Hezbollah chief Nasrallah · 7 articles, Sep 28Israel has killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Here’s who they were - and key players that remain · 203 articles, Sep 28Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say · 11 articles, Sep 28An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict · 15 articles, Sep 29After pressing an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, the Biden administration shifts its message · 9 articles, Sep 29Israeli troops have launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon. Here’s what we know · 141 articles, Sep 30Israeli special forces enter Lebanon: reports · 6 articles, Sep 30Middle East latest: Israeli military says it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike · 28 articles, Oct 1Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive · 32 articles, Oct 1Rare Israeli strike in central Beirut kills 7 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon · 50 articles, Oct 2Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria · 42 articles, Oct 3Who is Hashem Safieddine, rumored to be the next Hezbollah chief? · 9 articles, Oct 4Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary · 68 articles, Oct 5Israeli strike kills 21 in northern Lebanon as Hezbollah steps up attacks · 25 articles, Oct 7Israeli forces again target UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon · 19 articles, Oct 8Israel's strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support · 8 articles, Oct 8Hezbollah endorses Lebanon ceasefire efforts for the first time as Israel ramps up offensive · 9 articles, Oct 8Biden speaks with Netanyahu in the leaders' first conversation since August · 50 articles, Oct 9In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers · 21 articles, Oct 104 Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack that leaves dozens injured · 36 articles, Oct 13Israeli strike kills Lebanese mayor at meeting to coordinate aid deliveries · 8 articles, Oct 16Drone strike launched from Lebanon towards Netanyahu's house, no casualties reported · 25 articles, Oct 19Israel unearths Hezbollah’s web of tunnels in southern Lebanon · 7 articles, Oct 19Israel says it will target Hezbollah’s financial arm and begins striking Beirut · 6 articles, Oct 20Assessing the damage after Israel strikes Lebanese bank branches linked to Hezbollah · 34 articles, Oct 20Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group’s next leader · 32 articles, Oct 22Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate · 10 articles, Oct 23Macron says France will provide 100 million-euro aid package to support Lebanon · 9 articles, Oct 24Israeli strike kills three journalists in Lebanon: reports · 27 articles, Oct 25Hezbollah named its new leader, a long-serving deputy, after Israel killed his predecessor · 21 articles, Oct 29Waves of rocket fire from Lebanon hit Israel, killing 7 in deadliest strikes since Israeli invasion · 22 articles, Oct 31Israel says it captured senior Hezbollah operative in amphibious special forces raid · 23 articles, Nov 2Israel's path of destruction in southern Lebanon raises fears of an attempt to create a buffer zone · 6 articles, Nov 2Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosions, minister says · 7 articles, Nov 6Lebanon says 20 killed in Israeli strike north of Beirut · 8 articles, Nov 7Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran · 8 articles, Nov 10Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war as U.S. pushes for cease-fire · 6 articles, Nov 15Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal · 7 articles, Nov 15Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say · 16 articles, Nov 16Hezbollah's spokesman killed in rare Israeli strike on central Beirut, official says · 12 articles, Nov 17US envoy presses Israel-Hezbollah truce bid in Lebanon visit · 30 articles, Nov 18Israel strikes across Lebanon during reports of ceasefire deal · 17 articles, Nov 21Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks · 32 articles, Nov 22Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 as diplomats push for a cease-fire - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 50 articles, Nov 23The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain · 118 articles, Nov 25Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah cease-fire deal could come ‘within days’ · 5 articles, Nov 25Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah · 5 articles, Nov 25Israel security cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah to end Lebanon war · 149 articles, Nov 25Middle East latest: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah - The Daily Reporter · 5 articles, Nov 26
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire of 2024 and the push to disarm Hezbollah

4 of 32 stories this year · gone quiet

Thousands of Lebanese return to their homes as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold · 45 articles, Nov 27Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits · 39 articles, Nov 30Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire · 10 articles, Nov 30A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria · 9 articles, Dec 11
The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza · Oct 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026Iran and Israel's first direct strikes on each other, in April and October 2024 · Apr 1 – Nov 13, 2024

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else74 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Lebanon that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 1– 2Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East29 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 4 right
  2. Nov 4The death toll in Lebanon crosses 3,000 in the 13-month Israel-Hezbollah war, Health Ministry says1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 29Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen as it continues to bomb Lebanon8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
  4. Aug 4Lebanon marks four years since port blast as war fears loom5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Jun 5Gunman Captured After Shootout Outside US Embassy in Lebanon49 articles · 35 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 5 right
  6. May 14Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  7. Apr 30UN migration agency chief warns number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon will keep rising1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  8. Apr 21– 22Terry Anderson, AP reporter taken hostage in Lebanon in 1985 and held for more than 6 years, has died64 articles · 41 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 4 right
  9. Mar 29A Lebanese nun's request to pray for Hezbollah fighters highlights schisms over the group's weapons10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  10. Mar 18Feds investigate terror claims after a Lebanese migrant is apprehended at US southern border6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Lebanon

  1. Dec 13– 14American freed from Syrian prison after Assad's fall was flown out of country by US military30 articles · 21 independent sources
    3 left, 11 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 12Missing American found in Syria wandering bare foot in a Damascus suburb14 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 20– 21US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages29 articles · 27 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 4 right
  4. Nov 14At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Damascus13 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 12– 13Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist64 articles · 47 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 9 right
  6. Nov 5– 6Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after months of clashes over war and politics49 articles · 35 independent sources
    7 left, 11 center, 6 right
  7. Nov 3– 4Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran19 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 2Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships9 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Oct 29CNN bans conservative guest for telling Muslim journalist 'I hope your beeper doesn't go off'19 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 5 right
  10. Oct 26– 27Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan’s largest city12 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Jun 16Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law can help flip Arab American votes in Michigan6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Apr 26Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas11 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
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