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Hezbollah missed window to attack 'unprepared' Israel: report

An Israeli report says the Hezbollah militant group had a detailed plan to overrun the Galilee, while the Israeli army was unprepared to stop it

Naif Zaidani
The New Arab Staff
17 January, 2026
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Lebanon-Syria relations
MENA
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Lebanon detains Syrian who helped fund pro-Assad fighters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2026
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Two killed as Israel intensifies strikes beyond south Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
Rita El Jammal
16 January, 2026
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MENA
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Beirut's Commodore Hotel, famed journalists' haven, closes down

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
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Lebanon charges four accused of kidnapping for Israel's Mossad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
Mourning banners hang near a cemetery in Mahrouna, Lebanon on November 25, 2025
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MENA
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Lebanon says first phase of disarming Hezbollah complete

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
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Hali Rahbani, son of iconic signer Fairuz, dies aged 68

The New Arab Staff
08 January, 2026
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Oracle, Israel, and the long shadow over Lebanon's data

Sarah Khalil
08 January, 2026
Firefighters extinguish the blaze at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes that target the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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MENA
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill two ahead of ceasefire monitors meeting

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 January, 2026
President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun attends an official welcoming ceremony at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Lebanon's Aoun warns Israeli attacks derail deescalation efforts

The New Arab Staff
06 January, 2026
3 killed in Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon in new ceasefir
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MENA
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Israel strikes south, east Lebanon after evacuation warnings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2026
Israel Targets Hezbollah Chief Of Staff In Deadly Strike On Beirut Suburb
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Israeli FM says Hezbollah disarmament efforts insufficient

The New Arab Staff
05 January, 2026
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Lebanon: Investigations underway into Assad regime remnants

The New Arab Staff
03 January, 2026
Firefighters extinguish the blaze at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes that target the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Israeli army has plan for 'swift offensive' against Hezbollah

The New Arab Staff
02 January, 2026
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Syria: Assad remnants seek Israeli help in leaked recordings

The New Arab Staff
02 January, 2026
A Hebrew banner addressed to Israel in the Iranian capital Tehran reads 'Another defeat awaits you' [Getty]
Israel-Iran conflict
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Israel preparing for ‘surprise war’ amid protests in Iran

The New Arab Staff
01 January, 2026
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Israeli army removes officer over death of researcher in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
30 December, 2025
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Key takeaways from Trump's meeting with Netanyahu

The New Arab Staff
30 December, 2025
Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
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Fatah hands over heavy weapons to Lebanese army in Ain al-Hilweh

The New Arab Staff
30 December, 2025
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From Gaza to Sudan: The films that defined cinema in 2025

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

30 December, 2025
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Lebanon signs deal to purchase natural gas from Egypt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2025