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Several activists returned to Israel, transfered to police after crossing border into Lebanon

The activists claimed that they remained within Lebanese territory for hours before they were located by authorities and transferred to the Israel Police.

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 7, 2026.
Lebanese army officers on a military vehicle drive in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon, following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three pilot zones after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered plan, July 26, 2026.

IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike

OPERATIONS CONDUCTED by troops from the 401st Brigade in southern Lebanon.

401st Brigade ends eight-month southern Lebanon mission after destroying 1,200 Hezbollah sites

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC.

Maps of Syria, meeting Trump and Vance: What really happened behind Washington’s doors - analysis


Lebanon's Aoun drags feet on disarming Hezbollah but speeds ahead on Israeli withdrawal - analysis

After a high-level visit by US officials, including senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka, this week, the Lebanese leadership continues to appear to be dragging its feet on disarmament.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrives to attend a meeting with the cabinet to discuss efforts to bring all weapons in the country under the control of the state, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 5, 2025.

WATCH: IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah, targeting weapons depot and underground site

The military said the strikes, guided by intelligence, targeted a weapons storage facility and an underground site used by the group.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Debba on November 6, 2025.

Christian Lebanon MP expresses support for negotiations with Israel to avoid border conflict

Samy Gemayel said he would back negotiations even if they required the involvement of President Joseph Aoun, emphasizing that the priority must be to end the war and preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty.

 Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun stand after Aoun is elected as the country's President at the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2025.

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers, tunnel shafts in southern Lebanon

The IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, targeting a launcher and a tunnel shaft, citing violations of understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. January 23, 2025.

Lebanese army runs out of explosives as it cracks down on Hezbollah ahead of two-year deadline

The Lebanese army is expected to finish its sweep of Hezbollah targets in the south by the end of this year, a considerable feat in a country in which Hezbollah was once the dominant political force.

 Lebanese army members and residents inspect the damages in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon February 18, 2025.

UK offers Lebanon plan to build surveillance towers along Israeli border - report

The initiative is modeled on similar towers Britain has installed along Lebanon's border with Syria over the past decade.

 Israel-Lebanon border

Lebanon’s long overdue reckoning - opinion

Hezbollah’s claims about Israel's colonial ambitions in Lebanon do not stand the test of Israel-Lebanon’s history.

 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address earlier this year. Recently he affirmed that ‘liberation is a duty, no matter how long it takes.’

Lebanon must 'scream,' increase pressure over Israeli attacks, says Hezbollah's Qassem

Qassem accused Israel of breaking its ceasefire agreement with Lebanon more than 3000 times.

 Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during a rally supporting Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon October 13, 2023.

IDF Colonel reflects on deadly Lebanon incident involving Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich

Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom spoke out for the first time in a televised interview aired on Channel 12's "Uvda," as part of an investigative report by journalist Chen Lieberman.

 Israeli researcher Ze'ev Erlich seen in IDF uniform before entering into southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, November 20, 2024

Israel, Lebanon to launch US-mediated talks to solve border disputes 'as soon as possible'

Israel will return five Lebanese who were captured during the war back to Lebanon.

A sign shows the border between Israel and Lebanon, with a map of IDF's five outposts and an Israeli soldier (illustrative)