The second Lebanon war started with Hezbollah’s kidnapping of several Israel Defense Forces soldiers and not with the massacre of nearly 1,200 people, Rahat said. Hamas also kidnapped over 250 people.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant highlights ongoing shifts in Israel's wartime leadership as it confronts multiple threats. Gallant's strategic priorities, ...

Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday morning, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation ...