Analysis: US-brokered pause is meant to open the way for Israel-Lebanon talks, but the deal doesn't require Hezbollah to disarm, even though UN Resolution 1701 called for armed groups in Lebanon to be disarmed, and allows Israel to strike imminent threats

Opinion: Israel and Lebanon signed a peace agreement in May 1983 that was never implemented, raising the question of whether conditions are now ripe for a durable deal — and what is truly required to ensure its survival

Analysis: Over two decades, EU states expanded anti-terror laws, intelligence sharing and financial surveillance to counter evolving threats, while still grappling with online radicalization, returning foreign fighters and civil liberties concerns

Analysis: Fold or strategic play? Israel appears to enter the Lebanon ceasefire on better terms despite Netanyahu’s objections, as the Kushner-Witkoff camp prevailed and focus shifts to Iran, raising questions among critics who feel betrayed