Lebanon's leader on Monday toured parts of his country amid large Israeli gains of Hezbollah weapons. Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for Israel's military to exit the region after a recent cease-fire agreement.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has brought relative calm in northern Israel, but the road to recovery is long. Tens of thousands have been displaced due to Hezbollah’s rocket attacks. Producer Karl Bostic traveled to Metula and Kiryat Shmona along the border with Lebanon to meet families who finally got to visit their homes after 14 months of war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with Israel's northern neighbor.

Jerusalem: Soldiers seized more than 85,000 items of loot from Hezbollah since entering Lebanon, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Wednesday. Forces operated in more than 30 villages across southern Lebanon,

"The weapons confiscated were used by Hezbollah and were intended to harm the citizens of the State of Israel, IDF said

Najib Mikati’s visit was part of his tour of Lebanese military positions alongside army chief Joseph Aoun in frontline areas of southern Lebanon.

Each of these operations was highly significant, but the fact they all occurred within a mere three months is without precedent in a region that endured decades of war.

Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing damage to UNESCO World Heritage Sites from Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Syria.

Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital overnight.

At least 15,000 devices failed to detonate on Hezbollah militants during the final activation phase of the pager attack in Lebanon, according to a report by Israeli news outlet i24NEWS on Wednesday (December 26).

Despite criticism over conduct of Gaza war, some see new opportunities.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a United States-based nonprofit group, has said at least 141 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon since Oct. 7 last year, "making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992."