Editing History of Lebanon (section)

=== Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war ===
{{main|Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)}}
The [[Gaza war]] sparked a renewed Israel–Hezbollah conflict. On October 8, 2023, Hezbollah began launching rockets at northern israel, displacing over 60,000 Israelis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gallant warns: If Hezbollah isn't deterred, Israel can 'copy-paste' Gaza war to Beirut |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/gallant-warns-if-hezbollah-isnt-deterred-israel-can-copy-paste-gaza-war-to-beirut/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=8 January 2024}}</ref> Hezbollah has said it will not stop attacking Israel until Israel ceases [[Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip|its attacks]] and [[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip|military operations in Gaza]],<ref>{{cite news |date=11 September 2024 |title=Mapping 11 months of Israel-Lebanon cross-border attacks |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/mapping-11-months-if-israel-lebanon-cross-border-attacks |work=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 September 2024 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919021145/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/mapping-11-months-if-israel-lebanon-cross-border-attacks |url-status=live }}</ref> where more than 1,600 Israelis and 40,000 Palestinians have been killed.<ref>{{cite news| title=The Hezbollah pager attacks prove that Israel has no strategy for peace| author=Maddox, B.| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/israel-pager-explosions-walkie-talkies-hezbollah-b2615113.html| website=[[The Independent]]| date=19 September 2024| access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> with the Israeli [[2024 Lebanon pager explosions|explosion of Hezbollah pagers and walkie talkies]] in September 2024,<ref>{{cite news |title=Do Lebanon explosions violate the laws of war? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/18/do-lebanon-explosions-violate-the-laws-of-war |work=Al Jazeera |date=18 September 2024}}</ref> the conflict escalated severely,<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-prime-minister-believes-ceasefire-between-israel-hezbollah-possible-2024-09-26/ |work=Reuters |date=26 September 2024}}</ref> with the [[September 2024 Lebanon strikes|23 September 2024 Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon]] killing at least 569 over September 23 and 24, and sparking a mass evacuation of Southern Lebanon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel bombs Lebanon updates: Hezbollah responds as Israeli raids kill 569 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/24/israel-attacks-lebanon-live-global-calls-for-restraint-as-492-killed |work=Al Jazeera |date=24 September 2024}}</ref> On 27 September 2024, [[Hassan Nasrallah]], the longtime leader of Hezbollah, was killed in a massive Israeli air attack on Beirut. Nasrallah was often described as the most powerful person in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite news |author=Al Jazeera Staff |title=Who was Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/28/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-leader-killed-in-beirut-in-israeli-strike |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2024, a [[2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement|ceasefire deal]] was signed between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah to end 13 months of conflict. According to the agreement, Hezbollah was given 60 days to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon and Israeli forces were obliged to withdraw from the area over the same period.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lebanon ceasefire: What we know about Israel-Hezbollah deal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2d3gj9ewxo |work=www.bbc.com |date=27 November 2024}}</ref> [[Fall of the Assad regime|The fall of Assad’s Baathist regime]] in Syria was  another blow to its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, which was already weakened because of Israeli military actions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rebeiz |first1=Mireille |title=Assad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region |url=https://theconversation.com/assads-fall-in-syria-will-further-weaken-hezbollah-and-curtails-tehrans-iranization-of-region-245606 |website=The Conversation |date=11 December 2024}}</ref> The Syrian regime change in December 2024 was said to start a new chapter in Lebanese politics.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Assad’s Fall Means for Lebanon |url=https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/12/what-assads-fall-means-lebanon |website=United States Institute of Peace |language=en}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In January 2025, [[Joseph Aoun]], the Lebanese army commander, was elected Lebanese 14th [[President of Lebanon|president]] after a two-year vacancy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=Al Jazeera |title=Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/who-is-joseph-aoun-the-new-president-of-lebanon |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> In February 2025, Prime Minister [[Nawaf Salam]], former president of the [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ), formed a new government of 24 ministers after two-year caretaker cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/8/lebanon-names-new-government-after-two-year-caretaker-cabinet |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> On 26 February 2025,  Lebanon's government of  Nawaf Salam won a confidence vote in parliament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lebanon’s government wins confidence vote in Parliament |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/02/26/lebanon-s-government-wins-confidence-vote-in-parliament |work=Al Arabiya English |date=26 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>