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Israeli troops reach symbolic Litani River in southern Lebanon
[ad_1] Israeli ground troops have reached the symbolic Litani River during their advance in southern Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday.The Israeli army published a picture on the social media...
Bombs go off all around, but in Lebanon’s ancient olive groves, work must go on
[ad_1] AABRA, Lebanon — Mayada El Sayed, duct tape wrapped around her fingers to prevent bruising, efficiently strips ripe olives from a tree, seemingly undeterred by the ever-present threat of...
Israel and Lebanon close to ceasefire deal
[ad_1] Israel and Lebanon appear to be close to a ceasefire deal, with the Israeli cabinet set to meet on Tuesday to discuss it, Israeli and US officials say.A 60-day...
Israel strikes Beirut again after 29 killed in multi-storey building
[ad_1] Israel's military once again bombed buildings near the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, a day after one of its strikes on a densely populated area in central Beirut killed...
Israel ramps up airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs
[ad_1] Israel on Friday unleashed a spate of airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, an area seen as a hotbed of Lebanon's Iran-allied Hezbollah movement.In the evening, the Israeli military carried...
Around 540,000 people have left Lebanon for war-torn Syria, UN says
[ad_1] Around 540,000 people have fled Lebanon to neighbouring Syria since the escalation of the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia, according to UN figures released on Tuesday.The...
Dozens killed in Damascus, Lebanon, Gaza as Israel ramps up strikes
[ad_1] A total of 20 people were killed and 21 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in and near the Syrian capital Damascus, as Israel launched attacks at targets on multiple...
UN peacekeepers again accuse Israel of attacking posts in Lebanon
[ad_1] The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Friday accused the Israeli military of "deliberate and direct destruction" of its property.The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two...
Israeli military says Hezbollah commander of Khiam area killed
[ad_1] The Israeli military killed "the terrorist Farouk Amin Alasi, the Hezbollah commander of the Khiam area," it said on Sunday as fighting continues in southern Lebanon."Alasi was responsible for...
Domestic workers paying high price in Hezbollah war with Israel
[ad_1] Patricia, who came to Lebanon from Sierra Leone a few years ago to work as a domestic in a house in southern Lebanon, never imagined she would be stuck...
Lebanese PM denounces Israeli ‘war crimes’ as media workers killed
[ad_1] Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday condemned an alleged Israeli strike on a residence housing journalists as a "new chapter of war crimes," as two people were...
Paris aid talks mobilize €1 billion for Lebanon, as war drags on
[ad_1] An international conference in Paris has mobilized €800 million ($865 million) in immediate humanitarian aid for Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Thursday, with a further €200...