Israel, Lebanon and Beirut

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 as Lebanon cease-fire efforts appear to gain steam
Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people across southern Lebanon, including a mother, father and their three kids in a home
Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire
Israel has stepped up strikes on the city’s southern suburbs in recent days, an area Israeli officials say hosts Hezbollah militants and infrastructure.
Israel Keeps Up Strikes Near Beirut After 6 Soldiers Are Killed in Lebanon
The deaths on Wednesday made it one of the most lethal days for the Israeli military since it invaded Lebanon last month to battle Hezbollah fighters.
Middle East latest: Workers search through rubble in eastern Lebanon where Israeli strike killed 13
Rescue teams are searching through rubble in a town near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon where an Israeli strike hit a civil defense center the night before, killing at least 13
Lebanese ceasefire efforts inch ahead as Israel keeps up fierce bombardment
Diplomacy aimed at securing a ceasefire in Lebanon showed tentative signs of progress on Thursday as Israel pounded its northern neighbour including heavy airstrikes on the stronghold of armed group Hezbollah near Beirut.
Six Israeli troops killed, deadly strikes in Lebanon
Israel suffered one of the deadliest days of its ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday when six of its soldiers were killed in combat near the border.
Lebanon's PM asks Iran to help secure cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
As a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei visited Lebanon for talks, Lebanese officials said a U.S. proposal for ...
Italy protests to Israel over unexploded shell hitting Italian base in Lebanon
Italy on Friday said an unexploded artillery shell hit the base of the Italian contingent in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ...
Top Iranian Adviser Visits Lebanon for High-Stakes War Negotiations
Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, visited Beirut on Thursday. The trip coincided with fresh ...
Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to 'problems'
Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday ...
Top Iranian official vows support for Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war as U.S. pushes for cease-fire
A top Iranian official has pledged his country's unwavering support for Lebanon after talks with Lebanese leaders on the ...
Israeli Strikes Kill 11 As Lebanon Ceasefire Efforts Appear To Gain Steam
Since late September, Israel dramatically escalated its bombardment of Lebanon, vowing to cripple Hezbollah and end its ...
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Lebanon army redeployment in south crucial to war solution: UN peacekeeping chief
The UN peacekeeping chief whose force monitors Lebanon's south said redeploying Lebanese troops there is crucial for any ...
U.N. to bolster UNIFIL for post-truce support in Lebanon, peacekeeping chief says
The United Nations intends to bolster its peacekeeping mission in Lebanon to better support the Lebanese army once a truce is ...
Attack on rescue centre leaves 14 dead as Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon
At least 25 people are dead across Lebanon in the last 48 hours as Israeli strikes pound the country's southern and eastern regions.
Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
He appeared to be urging it to press the militant group, a close ally of Iran, to agree to a deal that could require it to ...
Lebanon Taps Dollar Reserves to Support Battered Currency as Conflict Extends
Lebanon’s foreign-exchange reserves dropped for the first time in more than a year as the central bank spent dollars to prop ...