Israel nears agreement for cease-fire in Lebanon
AMMAN, Jordan — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has recommended that this government approve a cease-fire agreement to pause the conflict with Hezbollah, raising…
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Beirut hit by massive strikes amid hope of imminent ceasefire
With expectations growing of an imminent ceasefire to stop the fighting in Lebanon, Israel has struck multiple targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut from the air, in particular targeting…
Lebanese minister says ceasefire deal ready for Israeli green light
More than a year after the start of the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, an agreement on a ceasefire could be imminent, according to Lebanese Foreign Minister…
Israeli troops reach symbolic Litani River in southern Lebanon
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…
Bombs go off all around, but in Lebanon’s ancient olive groves, work must go on
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 intensifies strikes on Hezbollah as ceasefire deal seems close
Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, intensified on Monday afternoon, as a potential ceasefire deal between Israel and the…
Israel and Lebanon close to ceasefire deal
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 truce is being proposed to…
Three arrested over rabbi's murder
Police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, officials from the United Arab Emirates said on Monday according to reports in the Israeli media. Zvi…
Israel strikes Beirut again after 29 killed in multi-storey building
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 at least 29…
Hezbollah fires rocket barrages into Israel after deadly Beirut strikes
Israel's military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in…
Israel hits Beirut suburbs with more airstrikes
Israel's military has once again bombed buildings near the Lebanese capital Beirut, with a dpa reporter counting at least eight loud explosions. The airstrikes followed several evacuation…
Several injured after Hezbollah fires some 240 rockets at Israel
Following another day of heavy Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon with dozens of victims, the Iran-allied Hezbollah militia has fired an unusually large number of rockets at Israel. According…
EU's Borrell urges greater pressure on Israel and Hezbollah
EU foreign policy chief EU chief Josep Borrell has called for more pressure to be put on Israel and Hezbollah to achieve a ceasefire during a visit to the Lebanese capital. "Met w/…
Hezbollah launches 150 rockets at Israel, leaving several injured
Sirens sounded across Israel and multiple people were injured on Sunday in rocket strikes from Lebanon, the Israeli military said. It said roughly 150 rockets were fired by the…
Israelis again demonstrate for hostage deal
Thousands of people have demonstrated again in Israel for the release of the hostages held by Hamas. "To our beloved hostages, if you can hear us, everyone here loves you. Stay strong.…
Israel's ambassador to Germany: Jews feel unsafe across the country
Israel's ambassador to Germany has called on German authorities to take more action against anti-Semitism across the country - not just in certain neighbourhoods in Berlin. Berlin's police…
Israel ramps up airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs
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…
Deadly Israeli air strikes hit Gaza - reports
Hospital officials in northern Gaza say many people have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes. Gazan rescue teams say search operations began early in the morning after Israel…
Israel strikes hit south Lebanon, killing at least 9 people
Israel's army bombed targets near the coastal city of Tyre in Lebanon late Wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 65 others, the Health ministry said. Rescue workers were…
Around 540,000 people have left Lebanon for war-torn Syria, UN says
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…
Israel Kills Hezbollah's Chief Spokesperson Hajj Mohammed Afif al-Nabulsi and Three Others in Airstrike on Building in Beirut
An Israeli airstrike has killed Hezbollah's chief spokesperson and three others in an attack on a building in Beirut. Hajj Mohammed Afif al-Nabulsi, who led Hezbollah's media relations,…
At least 34 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
An Israeli air strike on a five-storey residential block in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza has killed at least 34 people, the local civil defence agency says. The agency, quoted by AFP, said…
Israel puts pressure on G20 states ahead of Rio summit
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has criticized the draft of the planned final declaration of the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil addressing the conflict in the Gaza Strip, calling it…
Renewed Israeli airstrikes on Beirut suburb
Israel on Saturday launched airstrikes on the Beirut suburb, the latest such bombardment on the area, a stronghold of the Lebanese Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. The strikes targeted Haret…