Lebanon

The Islamic Resistance continued on Wednesday confronting the Israeli incursion lines in several towns in South Lebanon, inflicting heavy losses upon the enemy troops. Israeli media outlets acknowledged the deaths of 5 soldiers in Hezbollah fighters’ attacks on the gatherings of the occupation forces in South Lebanon. Zionist media reported that the […]

Amos Hochstein to meet Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday after Beirut discussions over deal to end fightingThe US envoy Amos Hochstein has said there is “positive progress” towards a ceasefire in Lebanon after talks in Beirut aimed at ending 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Hochstein has met Lebanese officials over the past two days after […]

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed on Wednesday that the Resistance will certainly emerge victorious from the ongoing battle when it prevents the Zionist enemy from achieving its goals. In a televised speech, Sheikh Qassem hailed the soul of the martyred leader Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, underlining his pivotal role in presiding over […]

US special envoy Amos Hochstein said on Wednesday he will head for the Zionist entity to discuss efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Lebanon and the Israeli enemy, citing progress in the two-day discussions in Beirut. Following a second meeting with Lebanese Speaker Berri on Wednesday, Hochstein said he will pass on what had been ...

The Israeli enemy on Wednesday went ahead with its aggression for day 59, targeting several regions across Lebanon including a Lebanese Army base in south Lebanon. The latest reports mentioned that the Israeli war jets raided the Palestinian refugees camp of Al-Bas in Tyre, claiming martyrs and injuries. 12 air raids were also carried out ...

The Islamic Resistance fighters have continued confronting the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, inflicting heavy losses upon the enemy’s soldiers, officers, and equipment along the border area as well as their deployment positions in occupied Palestine, the Islamic Resistance Operations Room introduced its statement summing the latest developments of the […]

WHO says hijacking by armed men has aggravated already severe scarcity of food, medicine and other aidFood prices have soared in Gaza after the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks amid an already severe food crisis caused by more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.This weekend’s hijacking of 98 lorries of a 109-strong convoy by armed men – the […]

As the indirect talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon are underway on Tuesday, Hezbollah went ahead to record epic battles and game-changing missile strikes against the Zionist entity, sending clear message that the fire is met with fire and that the battlefield has the final say. The Lebanese resistance group shot down a ...

Lebanon has been firmly standing against the Israeli conditions during talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire. The Israeli enemy has been escalating its attacks in the latest days with at least 3 strikes targeting the capital Beirut on Sunday and Monday, in attacks that described by observers as a direct message of pressure and negotiations ...

US envoy Amos Hochstein said he had “constructive” talks in Beirut with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, as he met Lebanese officials including PM Najib Mikati on Tuesday. Hochstein expressed optimism, indicating significant progress in narrowing the gaps between Lebanon and the Zionist entity toward reaching a ceasefire to end the 58-day […]

For the 57th consecutive day, Israeli forces continue their aggression against Lebanon, expanding airstrikes across the south, Bekaa, and the southern suburbs of Beirut, resulting in over 3,000 martyrs and more than 13,000 injuries. After a brief calm in Beirut and its southern suburbs since yesterday evening, Israeli occupation warplanes launched an […]

Hezbollah carried out qualitative strikes on Monday against Israeli occupation forces, strategic sites, and settlements in support of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and in defense of Lebanese territory and its people. The group’s Military Media reported a series of rocket and drone attacks targeting critical locations in the occupied territories and […]

After 20 people including 15 first responders killed in Douris, rescuers ask why state service was targetedAll the corpses had been recovered but still the rescuers sifted through the rubble. A paramedic carried a sack with him, filled with the charred remains of his colleagues. Every few feet he stopped and knelt down, assessing. In the twisted mess left […]

This blog is now closed. Read today’s full report hereA Lebanese soldier has been killed, with three wounded after Israel attacked an army post in a Lebanese town.The Lebanese Army posted on X that one of those injured was in a critical condition after the attack on Sunday. Continue reading...

Attack came without warning on day dozens killed in airstrikes in Gaza and Israel struck other targets in LebanonHezbollah’s chief spokesman has been killed by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut, as Israel intensifies its air offensive in Lebanon despite ongoing indirect negotiations for a ceasefire.Mohammed Afif, who has been the public face of Hezbollah for […]

A building in Beirut was levelled on Sunday, as Israel announced that it was carrying out strikes on the city. Footage shows the moment an Israeli missile strike caused the building to collapse‘Here’s how it feels’: how a Lebanese businessman lost everything in five years of turmoil and warAnger in Lebanon at large number of rescue workers killed by […]

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Middle East coverage hereAnother airstrike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut around midday local time, according to AFP, after the area was hit earlier this morning.Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported a raid by “enemy aircraft” in the neighbourhood of Chiyah. […]

Beirut property developer among many denied access to fortunes by banks after a financial crisis and now reeling from effects of Israel’s airstrikesFrom the balcony of his flat in a monied suburb nestled in the mountains overlooking Beirut, Ibrahim Abdallah could see the smoke rising from a night of airstrikes that pummelled the ghostly southern suburbs […]

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Senior official Bassem Naim says militant group ‘ready for ceasefire’ and urges Donald Trump to ‘pressure’ 'Israel to ‘end the aggression’Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, is reporting that two Palestinian people were killed in an Israeli artillery attack in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza. Three other Palestinians were killed in a separate […]

Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200Middle East crisis – live updatesTwenty-one civil defence rescuers have been killed in two Israeli strikes on Lebanon, in one of the deadliest days for rescue workers since the fighting began between Israel and Hezbollah 13 months ago.Thursday […]

A video from the news agency Reuters shows an Israeli strike levelling a building in the Tayouneh neighbourhood of Beirut. A large fireball and smoke can be seen billowing from the site. The strike came 50 minutes after an Israeli evacuation warning for the densely packed neighbourhood, which includes residential blocks, businesses and a police centre. […]

This live blog is now closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war here and all our coverage of Israel’s war on Lebanon hereOvernight the IDF announced that six soldiers had been killed in clashes with Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon.The Times of Israel reports “it was one of the heaviest single-day losses in the operation that began […]

IDF hits Gaza, Syria and Beirut suburbs, as analysts say raids could be aimed at forcing hand of Hezbollah in negotiationsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of new strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as negotiations for a ceasefire on its northern border reach a critical point.The […]

This live blog is closedThe US wants real and extended pauses in fighting in Gaza so assistance can get to people who need it, US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told reporters on Wednesday.More details to follow … Continue reading...

This live blog is closed.Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital.Lebanese media is reporting that two people have been killed and six wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Hermel, which is in the north-east of the country near the border with Syria. Continue reading...

Israel has carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon, damaging several buildings and levelling a multi-storey building in Beirut, saying it was targeting Hezbollah installations. Evacuation orders were posted on social media by an Israeli army spokespersonCattle, crops and ancient olive groves: Lebanon’s farmers ‘lose everything’ to […]

Thousands of hectares of fertile land, including olive trees that have survived for millennia, have been destroyed in the country’s agricultural heartlandThe house is gone but the land is still at the forefront of his mind. “We were supposed to harvest the ashta now. They’re hanging on the trees just waiting for us,” says Munif Zein, sitting on the […]

Foreign minister says talks continuing over Israel’s stated objectives of pushing Hezbollah away from Israeli borderIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Monday that “certain progress” had been made on ceasefire talks in Lebanon, where Israel has been engaged in fighting Hezbollah for more than 13 months.“We will be ready to be there if […]

This live blog is closed.Lebanon’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried out airstrikes again overnight on locations in the south of the country. There are, as yet, no reports of any casualties.Here are some of the latest images sent to us over the news wires from the Kerem Shalom crossing between Gaza and Israel. Continue reading...