Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News While the frustrated Lebanese leadership is escalating its rhetoric against Israel and Hezbollah largely refrains from action, the IDF continues its targeted operations, raising the Lebanese's concern that the seemingly temporary reality will become a permanent oneShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJack Khoury01:09 AM • July 08 2026 IDTSince the memorandum of understanding between Israel and Lebanon was announced, it has become clear that it has produced neither renewed war nor a political settlement. The agreement has neither collapsed nor moved forward. For many Lebanese – particularly residents of the south and those displaced by the fighting – life remains suspended between fears of renewed hostilities and the absence of any political progress.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFGazaIranIsrael - IranHezbollahCease-fire/hostage release talksCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasNATOSupreme CourtAli KhameneiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs Its Deal With Israel Stalls, Lebanon Fears Being Stuck in Same Limbo as GazaHaaretz CartoonPolice May Not Comply With Top Court in Case of Clash With Ben-GvirThe Party Is Over: Likud's Mask Has FallenZini: I Accepted Shin Bet Chief Role to Ensure Loyalty to Elected EchelonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside