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Challenges Faced by Hezbolla after the November 27, 2024 ceasfire

 The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement of November 27, 2024, which ended the fighting that began on October 8, 2023, placed Hezbollah at a crossroads, the most significant since the organization's founding in 1982. Its situation was the result of the loss of its top leadership, primarily secretary general Hassan Nasrallah and his designated successor Hashem Safi al-Din, as well as commanders and thousands of operatives. In addition, key military-terrorist capabilities and infrastructure were destroyed and the organization's status inside Lebanon was damaged.
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Spotlight on Syria (May 7 – 14 May, 2025)

The president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Julani), confirmed that indirect contacts were being held by Syria and Israel to achieve calm and prevent escalation, and he expressed commitment to the 1974 disengagement agreement. IDF forces continued operating in the buffer zone in the Golan Heights and supporting the Druze in southern Syria; Syrian President al-Sharaa held his first meeting with Trump in Saudi Arabia, after the announcement of the lifting of American sanctions. Trump asked al-Sharaa to join normalization with Israel and to expel Palestinian terrorist operatives from Syria; Syrian security forces prevented arms smuggling operations intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon. 
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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (May 7-14, 2025)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei re-emphasized the importance of the Palestinian issue for the Muslim world and called for not ignoring the “crimes of the Zionist regime.” The Iranian foreign minister emphasized in discussions with his Arab counterparts the need for cooperation between regional countries to stop Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip; A Hamas delegation led by the head of the movement’s Shura Council met in Doha with the head of Iran’s Strategic Council for Foreign Policy and discussed developments in the Gaza Strip; Against the backdrop of a possible Israeli military action against nuclear facilities in Iran, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards warned Israel about the consequences of such an attack; Senior Hezbollah officials reportedly asked the Iranian leadership not to leave Revolutionary Guards officers in Lebanon for fear that Israel would eliminate them; The Houthis claimed responsibility for seven attacks against Israel using ballistic missiles and drones, including the first launch toward Ramon International Airport, and threatened to continue the “air blockade” on Israel. The IDF Spokesperson confirmed three incidents of intercepting a ballistic missile and another interception of a drone. An Israeli warning was published to evacuate the three Houthi seaports; The Houthis welcomed the US decision to stop airstrikes against them, saying it was an American “failure” and an “embarrassment” for Israel. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman praised the “steadfast stance” of the Yemeni people in support of Palestinians against Israel.
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (May 6–13, 2025)

IDF forces continued operations targeting Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, attacking terrorist operatives, including participants in the October 7, 2023 attack, and destroying terrorist facilities, some of them in civilian installations. Two IDF soldiers were killed in Rafah; Hamas' military wing released the Israeli-American hostage, IDF soldier Idan Alexander, following direct secret talks with the American administration. The organization called for immediate negotiations for ending the war and releasing all "captives."; Hamas continued to promote the “famine” narrative and rejected an American plan to establish aid distribution centers; Hamas' security forces reportedly executed five Gazans as part of an operation against “looters and suspected collaborators with Israel.”; Two IDF soldiers were shot and seriously injured in Samaria. Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria, during which the head of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad cell in Jenin was eliminated; Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas visited Moscow and met with the presidents of Russia, China and Egypt. He called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the transfer of responsibility for Gaza to the Palestinian Authority and discussed the international peace conference planned for June 2025.
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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (April 23—May 7, 2025)

The Supreme Leader of Iran praised the Palestinian “resistance” in the Gaza Strip and declared that the unity of the Islamic nation is essential to prevent the events taking place in the Gaza Strip and Yemen; The Iranian embassy in Beirut condemned the IDF attack in the Dahiyeh of Beirut and stressed that Israel’s attacks would not prevent the Lebanese people from continuing to resist; Iran strongly condemned the continued Israeli attacks in Syria and called on the international community and the countries of the region to act to stop them. Meanwhile, the Iranian media continued to take advantage of the Israeli attacks in Syria to criticize the Syrian president for his “indifference” amid the IDF’s continued activity in his country; Iran has sent a message to the pro-Iranian Shiite militias in Iraq, calling on them to maintain political unity ahead of the parliamentary elections expected in November 2025; The Houthis claimed responsibility for 12 attacks against Israel using ballistic missiles and drones. Most of the missiles and aircraft were intercepted, but one ballistic missile exploded in the Ben Gurion Airport area, injuring five people. Israel responded with two airstrikes against the port of Al-Hudaydah, the international airport in Sana’a, and other targets. Iran and the members of the “axis of resistance” praised the Houthis for the attack on Ben Gurion Airport, while Tehran again denied any connection to the Houthis’ activity against Israel; US President Trump announced the cessation of US attacks against the Houthis, claiming that they had agreed to halt their attacks against naval vessels. The Houthis have made it clear that they will continue their attacks against Israel until the “aggression” against the Gaza Strip stops.
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (April 29 – May 6, 2025)

IDF forces continued attacking targets belonging to Hamas and the other terrorist operatives operating in the Gaza Strip. They eliminated terrorist operatives and destroyed facilities, including an area of rocket launchers prepared to fire rockets at Israel. An IDF officer and soldier were killed in Rafah; Hamas reiterated its proposal for a five-year ceasefire, warning Israel that its intention to expand the military operation in the Gaza Strip endangered the remaining hostages and would not achieve its objectives; Hamas accused Israel of attempting to create chaos in the Gaza Strip amid the looting of humanitarian aid warehouses and announced a nighttime curfew and the formation of a new security unit; Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism activity in Judea and Samaria. An IDF soldier was seriously wounded. The Palestinians condemned the IDF’s intention to demolish more than one hundred structures in the refugee camps in Tulkarm.
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