Second Lebanon War

Netanyahu, Katz say IDF will stay in Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms

Katz noted that the IDF's current military goal in Lebanon was not to return the situation to its previous state, but to "change the reality and bring security to the residents of the North."

DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz at the memorial service for IDF soldiers killed during the Second Lebanon War.
IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

IDF chief during Second Lebanon War urges current commanders to challenge gov't Lebanon policy

IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 25, 2026.

IDF to present findings of investigation into Israelis entering Bint Jbail's active warzone

IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon.

IDF says disarming Hezbollah unrealistic without full-scale invasion as troops push towards Litani


'Israeli-Arabs suffered more anxiety from border wars than Israeli-Jews'

Being attacked by Arab countries made them feel completely helpless, according to University of Haifa research.

An Israeli tank moves along the border with Lebanon in August 2006

Hezbollah releases new footage from ambush op that sparked 2006 war

Hezbollah aired the first episode of the series "2006," the Shi'ite terrorist organization's investigative program marking a decade since the Second Lebanon War.

Still from the documentary "2006."

Analysis: Assessing the covert war between the IDF and Hezbollah

Hezbollah rebuilt southern Beirut and Lebanon and restocked its weapons depots, while the IDF began training and arming itself for the next potential phase of hostilities.

AN ISRAELI soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon on July 13, 2006, a day after IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah

10 stories on 10 years after the Second Lebanon War

The Second Lebanon War and what may come next.

U.N. peacekeepers stand guard on the Israel-Lebanon border (2007)

Analysis: Was the Second Lebanon War a success?

Ten years later, more and more Israelis are changing their opinions.

A LEBANESE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER runs for cover upon hearing Israeli jets above the village of Kfarjouz in 2006.

IDF chief: If needed, we will defeat Hezbollah in next confrontation

In letter marking 10 years since outbreak of Second Lebanon War, Eisenkot said: Our enemies to the north examine us all of the time; The IDF has changed in many ways since 2006.

Eisenkot and Nasrallah

It was ‘hurry up and wait,’ but there’s a decade of quiet in North

Three foot soldiers look back on 2006’s Second Lebanon War.

BENYAMIN BEN-ARI (third from left, foreground) and his buddies eat lunch in south Lebanon 10 years ago.

JPost Editorial: Ten years later

As Israel marks the 10th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, we must remain vigilant in the face of developments on the northern border.

AN ISRAELI soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon on July 13, 2006, a day after IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah

Un long chemin de rédemption

Il était sur le front, celui du Hezbollah comme celui des médias, et ce conflit lui a coûté sa carrière. Rencontre avec le général de réserve Gal Hirsch qui livre enfin sa vérité

Gal Hirsch et Ehoud Olmert à la base de Biranit

Peretz takes credit for 10 years of quiet

Zionist Union MK Amir Peretz has no regrets, 10 years after leading Israel into the Second Lebanon War as its minister of defense.

Amir Peretz