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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah and Lebanon (June 1-8, 2026)

The Lebanese and Israeli delegations met in the United States with American mediation and agreed to implement the ceasefire and establish "pilot zones" in south Lebanon where the Lebanese army would assume exclusive control. Hezbollah secretary general Na'im Qassem and senior organization figures opposed the understandings reached in Washington; The IDF continued extensive air and ground operations to destroy Hezbollah terrorist targets and eliminate operatives in south Lebanon, including north of the Litani River. Hezbollah headquarters in the Dahiyeh al-Janoubia in Beirut were struck in response to rocket fire targeting northern Israel. Four IDF soldiers were killed in the fighting in south Lebanon; Hezbollah issued more than 170 claims of responsibility for attacking IDF forces in south Lebanon and targets in northern Israel with exploding and standard UAVs, rockets and other weapons, mainly north of the Litani; Two officers, one a high-ranking officer, and a soldier in the Lebanese army were killed in an Israeli strike. The IDF said it did not attack the Lebanese army and was investigating the incident. A UNIFIL soldier was killed by Hezbollah mortar fire; Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the only choice was to conduct direct negotiations with Israel to stop the war, and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said direct negotiations were the only available option; Aoun and Salam criticized the Iranian and Hezbollah position against negotiations with Israel and agreement on a ceasefire. In response, the Iranian foreign minister claimed that Israel, not Iran, was responsible for the tensions in Lebanon; Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri rejected the understandings reached in the direct negotiations but continued to consolidate his status as the central intermediary between Hezbollah, the Lebanese government and the international mediators; Clashes between Hezbollah "activists" and local Amal supporters in a town in south Lebanon reflected the growing tensions within the Shi'ite community.
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Spotlight on Terrorism – May 2026

During May 2026, the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continued despite the ceasefire which began on April 17; The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip remained in effect despite the continuing eliminations of Hamas operatives and attempted attacks on IDF soldiers; The Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism activity in Judea and Samaria; Planned attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets abroad were foiled.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 26-June 2, 2026)

IDF forces continued operating in the Yellow Line and other areas in the Strip to eliminate terrorists who posed a threat and destroy terrorist infrastructure. Hamas military wing commander Muhammad Odeh was killed in a targeted attack in Gaza two weeks after the elimination of his predecessor; A Hamas spokesman accused the Board of Peace and the American administration of helplessness vis-à-vis Israel and claimed that continuation of the strikes in the Gaza Strip and statements regarding the migration of the Strip's residents indicated an Israeli intention to abandon the ceasefire and promote the forced displacement of the Palestinians. Hamas leadership met with the head of Turkish intelligence ahead of another round of talks in Egypt; Hamas accused the EU of being biased in favor of Israel after sanctions were imposed on ten senior movement figures, headed by Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Mash'al; Three Israelis were wounded in a vehicular attack in Gush Etzion, and an Israeli Arab teenager was detained on suspicion of murdering an Israeli couple for nationalist reasons; The families of Palestinian shaheeds, wounded and prisoners continued holding protests in front of the Palestinian Authority government building because of non-payment of allowances.
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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah and Lebanon (May 25-June 1, 2026)

This past week the IDF expanded its activity in south Lebanon beyond the Yellow Line and north of the Litani River, seized the Beaufort Castle, attacked hundreds of Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon from the air, mainly in the Tyre and Nabatieh areas and in the Beqa'a Valley. An attempt was made to eliminate the commander of the rocket array of the Imam Hussein Division in a targeted strike in the Dahiyeh al-Janoubia. Two IDF soldiers were killed by exploding UAVs in south Lebanon and a female soldier was killed by an exploding UAV in northern Israel; Hezbollah intensified its activity in response to the expansion of the IDF activity and issued 181 claims of responsibility for attacks on IDF forces in south Lebanon and on military and civilian targets in northern Israel; A first round of security talks between representatives of the Lebanese army and the IDF took place in Washington as part of the direct negotiations between the countries. No breakthrough was achieved; Hezbollah and its affiliated media outlets continued demanding that the Lebanese leadership halt the direct negotiations with Israel, noting the organization's opposition to disarmament; First signs of growing criticism of Hezbollah from within the Shi'ite community in south Lebanon appeared after residents and public figures from Tyre and Nabatieh called for them to be designated open cities and free of weapons under the exclusive sponsorship of the Lebanese state; The Lebanese authorities warned of a worsening civilian and humanitarian crisis.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 19-26, 2026)

IDF forces continued activity in the Yellow Line and other areas in the Gaza Strip, attacked weapons depots and eliminated terrorists who endangered the forces, including those involved in the October 7, 2023 attack and massacre. Hamas condemned the Israeli attacks on police forces, claiming they "violated" the ceasefire and were an attempt to create chaos; The representative of the Board of Peace, Nikolay Mladenov, warned that continued Israeli control over 60% of the Strip and the Hamas refusal to disarm would prevent the reconstruction of the Strip and the creation of a political horizon, and presented a 15-point framework for implementing the American peace plan. Hamas accused Mladenov of distorting the facts and continued opposing the demand for disarmament; Hundreds of activists from the Global Resilience Flotilla to the Gaza Strip were deported from Israel. Hamas condemned Israeli minister Ben-Gvir's visit to the detainees; Voters in the elections for the Hamas leadership cast blank ballots for the first time, apparently to protest the candidates or the intention to appoint a temporary head of the political bureau; The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations withdrew his candidacy for the position of vice president of the General Assembly after pressure from the American administration.
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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah and Lebanon (May 18-25, 2026)

The IDF continued locating and destroying terrorist infrastructure in the forward defense zone (the Yellow Line) in south Lebanon. Terrorist targets were also attacked and terrorists eliminated in other areas of south Lebanon and in the Beqa'a Valley, including weapons production sites and facilities and assets hidden inside civilian structures. Three IDF soldiers were killed and at least 15 soldiers were wounded, including a brigade commander; Hezbollah issued more than 130 claims of responsibility for attacks on IDF forces in south Lebanon and targets in northern Israel, most of them with explosive or standard UAVs. Hezbollah reportedly increased its attacks on the IDF's command, control and defense arrays in south Lebanon and along the northern border using drone swarms, including a new type of explosive suicide UAV; Lebanese president Aoun reiterated that direct negotiations with Israel were the only way to jumpstart the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon. The Lebanese army appointed a delegation for the military talks with Israel at the Pentagon on May 29, 2026; Hezbollah secretary general Na'im Qassem sharpened his rhetoric against the Lebanese government, accusing it of weakness and of advancing an "Israeli project" to disarm the organization. He said the Lebanese could take to the streets to overthrow the government and warned that the "resistance" would confront anyone who threatened its existence; The American administration imposed sanctions on four Hezbollah members of the Hezbollah faction in the Lebanese Parliament, on Iran's designated ambassador to Lebanon, on two senior Amal Movement figures and for the first time on two senior Lebanese security officials who were alleged to have assisted Hezbollah in maintaining influence within state institutions; Iran and Hezbollah are reportedly increasing coordination regarding the "day after the war" and working to rebuild the organization's terrorist facilities, assets and arsenal through smuggling; Growing criticism of Hezbollah and Iran over the continuation of the war has become apparent in Lebanon's Shi'ite support base. 
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