Lebanon says 4 killed in Israeli strike; Israel says Islamic Jihad targeted
Lebanon says 4 killed in Israeli strike; Israel says Islamic Jihad targeted

Lebanon said four people were killed Sunday in an Israeli drone strike near the Syrian border, while Israel said it had targeted operatives from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, reports AFP. Lebanons state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in...

Lebanon building collapse death toll rises to 9, rescue operations continue
Lebanon building collapse death toll rises to 9, rescue operations continue

The death toll from a building collapse in Tripolis Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood climbed to nine on Sunday, civil defence officials confirmed, marking the second such incident in weeks, reports AFP. The state-run National News Agency reported that an old two-block building, each block...

Israel strikes multiple targets in Lebanon ahead of Hezbollah disarmament talks
Israel strikes multiple targets in Lebanon ahead of Hezbollah disarmament talks

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon late Monday and early Tuesday, including a strike in Sidon, the countrys third-largest city, reports AP. At around 1 a.m. Tuesday, an Israeli strike destroyed a three-story commercial building in Sidon, just...

Israel bombards areas across southern Lebanon in latest truce violation
Israel bombards areas across southern Lebanon in latest truce violation

Israeli warplanes have carried out at least a dozen attacks across southern Lebanon, targeting what the military claims are Hezbollah training facilities in the latest flagrant near-daily violations that have further undermined a year-old ceasefire, reports Al Jazeera. The raids hit hills and...

Israeli fire targets UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Israeli fire targets UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said on Wednesday that Israeli forces fired on its peacekeepers a day earlier in the countrys south, urging Israels army to cease aggressive behaviour, AFP reports. It is the latest such incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where...

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct talks in 40 years
Lebanon and Israel hold first direct talks in 40 years

Civilian representatives from Lebanon and Israel joined a session of the US-chaired ceasefire monitoring committee in Naqoura, marking the first direct talks between the two countries in more than four decades, Al Jazeera reports. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday that Beirut...

Massive crowds mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike
Massive crowds mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike

Thousands of mourners joined Hezbollah on Monday for the funeral of senior commander Haytham Tabtabai, one day after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern district of Beirut, reports AP. Supporters marched alongside Tabtabais coffin, draped in Hezbollahs yellow flag, as it moved...

Lebanon urges global action to stop Israeli strikes
Lebanon urges global action to stop Israeli strikes

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued an urgent appeal to the international community on Sunday, urging firm and serious intervention to halt Israeli attacks following a deadly airstrike on a densely populated southern suburb of Beirut. The strike killed at least five people and wounded 28,...

Israel bombs southern suburbs of Beirut
Israel bombs southern suburbs of Beirut

The Israeli military has attacked the southern suburbs of Beirut, saying it has struck a Hezbollah operative in Dahiyeh, Al Jazeera reports. The attack on Sunday is the latest violation of the ceasefire Israel signed one year ago to end hostilities in Lebanon that had erupted into a full-blown...