Israel and lebanon

Qatar says it will provide Lebanon with $430 million in financial support

A statement by Qatar's Fund for Development said about $400 million would be provided to support Lebanon's energy sector, of which 10% would be allocated as a grant.

 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.
SMOKE BILLOWS from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Mjadel on December 4. The IDF said it would strike what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon and warned people in two villages to evacuate immediately.

Lebanon is on a dangerous, slippery path toward civil war - opinion

A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Nakoura talks show Israel's seriousness about security, Lebanon committed to sovereignty - analysis

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani's first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.

Hezbollah will not disarm without Iranian consent, Lebanon's top diplomat warns


Israeli ministers to meet on Lebanon maritime deal, but approval pending

As maritime border with Lebanon causes further tension, Israeli leaders are set to meet and find a viable solution.

AN ISRAELI military observation tower overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and part of the maritime border with Lebanon, is seen near Rosh Hanikra. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Lebanon suggests amendments to maritime border deal with Israel

Lebanon has submitted a list of changes it would like to see to the United States in a proposal on how to delineate a contested maritime border with Israel.

  London-based Energean’s drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022.

Iran trying to buy Lebanon with fuel, says Defense Minister Gantz

Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned that Iran is trying to establish bases on Lebanese soil as the maritime deal nears conclusion.

 A Shi'ite Muslim woman carries a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon August 9, 2022.

IDF intel chief: If not for Hezbollah, Lebanon would have joined the Abraham Accords

IDF’s Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva said the military has discussed the potential for escalation in the north with the political echelon.

 Head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva speaks at the Reichman University Counter-Terrorism Conference, September 13, 2022

Gantz to UNSC: Iran has tripled its enrichment rate in last year

Israel is keen to make a deal with Lebanon regarding maritime borders, Gantz said in a meeting with UN diplomats.

  Defense Minister Gantz holds briefing with representatives of the UN Security Council and Abraham Accord countries, September 13, 2022

Lebanon's President: TotalEnergies could help Lebanon in maritime demarcation with Israel

Deputy parliament speaker Elias Bou Saab said after a meeting with Aoun that Hochstein's visit "does not mean that it carries the final solution.

 A sign with the logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is pictured at a petrol station in Nantes, France, June 30, 2022.

US mediator in Lebanon-Israel maritime talks to arrive in Beirut this week

US diplomat Amos Hochstein is traveling to Lebanon this week to mediate talks between Lebanon and Israel over shared maritime border.

 Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with US Special Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon October 20, 2021.

Will maritime-border settlement imply Lebanon's indirect recognition of Israel? - analysis

If a deal materializes, sooner or later, will Hezbollah tie its own hands by neutralizing the "resistance" and saying that Israel has respected all its commitments to Lebanon?

  Karish gas field, located in Israel territory and disputed by Lebanon.

UNIFIL will be Hezbollah's 'shield' in the next Lebanon/Israel conflict

Hezbollah's military grows in numbers on the Lebanon-Israel border, known as the Blue Line.

 A UNIFIL peacekeeper stands next to a UN vehicle in southern Lebanon, in April

'Apply Israeli land concession ban to water with Lebanon' - policy group

Under existing Israeli law, the government cannot concede any sovereign areas to a foreign country without a referendum, argued the Kohelet Policy Forum.

 London-based Energean's drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022. Picture taken May 9, 2022.