Ceasefire

Voices from the Arab press: Bint Jbail, Trump's options, and Lebanon's courage

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

LEBANESE CHILDREN play with toy soldiers in the southern city of Bint Jbail.
Vehicles drive past a billboard depicting Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and reading "the choice is for Lebanon" on April 24, 2026 in the capital Beirut.

US says Aoun-Netanyahu meeting could help restore Lebanese control in southern Lebanon

 US Army personnel, IDF personnel and others international officials monitor screens displaying maps and imagery of the Gaza Strip during a media tour inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) on November 20, 2025 in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

BoP denies rumors of Kiryat Gat base closure, says it will establish 'transitional Gaza gov't'

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event with the Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

'Their military's been defeated': Trump rejects latest Iran deal, demands better offer


Trump more likely to continue game of chicken with Iran than to attack - analysis

All of the reports leaked about US officials briefing Trump on his military options against Iran present the plans as 'new' options. They have, in fact, been on the table since early March.

US President Donald Trump gives a speech during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on day two of the State Visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States of America, on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

The Deep Dive: Middle East ceasefires are fragile peace on the brink

From Tehran to Gaza and Lebanon, The Deep Dive explores how unstable ceasefires could spark the next Middle East crisis.

Middle East ceasefires: A fragile peace on the brink

Netanyahu urges Trump to cap Lebanon talks at two-three weeks amid IDF restraint - report

Israeli officials have argued that continued Hezbollah attacks against IDF troops and northern communities are eroding the chances of reaching an agreement and undermining Israel’s deterrence.

‘THOSE WHO lionize Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will portray the operation as an unmitigated success; those who loathe them will dismiss it as a total failure. The sober truth lies in between.’ Here, Netanyahu speaks to the media in Jerusalem in March.

WATCH: Hezbollah's drone warfare and the fragile ceasefire

Hezbollah ramps up drone attacks on IDF troops, putting the fragile ceasefire under intense strain - how is Israel responding to this escalating threat?

Hezbollah weapons seized by the IDF in southern Lebanon, published April 22, 2026; illustrative.

Israel and Lebanon’s complicated talks: Is Hezbollah’s disarmament possible? - opinion

No one could deny that face-to-face Israel-Lebanon negotiations are long overdue – most would say by many decades.

People carry the coffins of three Hezbollah terrorists during their funeral ceremony, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Al-Halloussiyah, southern Lebanon, April 25, 2026.

China should be a factor in Israel's policy strategy - opinion

The Jewish state needs to realize that Beijing often shapes the environment around a decision rather than the decision itself, which is how China has leverage over Tehran

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, last year.

Even in ceasefire, Israelis are still living with the war - from the editor

Israelis navigate loss, trauma, and rebuilding – revealing both resilience and hidden strain

Soldiers stand in front a memorial to fallen soldiers in Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Cemetery a few days ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day.

WATCH: IDF destroys over 1,000 Hezbollah terror sites in southern Lebanon, seizing weapons

The IDF dismantled more than 1,000 Hezbollah terror sites in southern Lebanon, uncovering a wide range of weapons the terror group planned to use to attack IDF soldiers.

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published April 28, 2026.

Lebanese gov't yet to take any action against Hezbollah, Israeli officials tell 'Post'

Speaking to IDF generals on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that Israel was given "full freedom of action to foil immediate and emerging threats."

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026

Negotiating with Israel 'not treason,' Lebanon's Aoun says, stressing goal is to end war

President Joseph Aoun further accused Hezbollah of treason, saying, "Treason is the one who takes his country to war for external interests."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pictured at the Presidential PAlace, Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.