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European countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon

Portugal, Spain, France and the UK have issued warnings to their nationals in Lebanon to return home while commercial flights remain available.

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Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Lebanon

Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the Lebanese people in an address on Wednesday, adding that he hopes the international community will make “every effort” to stop the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

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Shadow soldiers: Why Lebanon's regular army only plays a side role

The absence of the regular Lebanese army in the current crisis raises questions about state institutions' capacity to confront a major conflict.

Europe News

Lebanese ambassador: Israeli attacks are an existential threat to us

In an interview with Euronews, Ambassador of Lebanon to Belgium Fadi Hajali called on Brussels to go one step further in imposing sanctions on Israel.

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Lebanon

Tens of thousands displaced as Israel continues strikes on Lebanon

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a long-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel.

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Thousands flee southern Lebanon due to intense bombardment

Heavy Israeli bombardment on Monday forced thousands to flee southern Lebanon, with families seeking refuge in Beirut and nearby mountains.

Lebanon

Is it war? Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict remains hard to define

Experts previously generally agreed that any future war between Israel and Hezbollah would look like the war they fought in 2006 — but much, much worse.

Lebanon

Lebanese citizens flee the south as Israeli strikes kill hundreds

The strikes follow Sunday’s heavy exchange of fire, during which Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets, missiles and drones into northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa.

Health news

Lebanese doctor races to save eyes of those hurt by tech explosions

Many of those hurt in the attack suffered injuries to their hands, face and eyes because the devices received messages just before they detonated, so they were looking at the devices as they exploded.

Europe News

EU's foreign policy chief calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Lebanon

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah as tit-for-tat attacks threaten all-out war.

Israel

Over 100 rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon, injuring four

Some landed near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be spiralling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions.

Lebanon

Top commander among at least 37 dead, Hezbollah says

Hezbollah said on Saturday a second commander was killed in a deadly IDF attack on the Lebanese capital, which has left at least 37 people dead and scores wounded.

Lebanon

Israel says it killed top Hezbollah commander in Beirut airstrike

The strike on Beirut's southern Dahiya district targeted and killed Ibrahim Akil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, as well as 10 other Hezbollah operatives, IDF chief spokesperson said.

Israel

Hezbollah retaliates, firing around 150 rockets at northern Israel

Hours earlier Israeli fighter jets southern Lebanon's ravaged border area. Israel said it hit rocket launchers and military infrastructure.

World News

Israel launches strikes on southern Lebanon as tensions spike

Meanwhile in Beirut, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed "just punishment" for the two-day walkie-talkie and pager attacks, which killed more than 30, wounded thousands and was widely believed to be carried out by Israel.

Tech News

How Hezbollah pagers could have been turned into weapons

Pagers belonging to Hezbollah operatives exploded in an attack that was allegedly planned by Israel. This is how experts are speculating they could have been detonated.

Lebanon

What was Hungarian company's role in making Hezbollah pagers?

Some 2,750 people, many of them members of Hezbollah, were injured by pagers exploding almost simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday.

Europe News

Borrell urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border

"We need to de-escalate military tensions and use this opportunity to urge all sides to pursue this path," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell during his visit to Beirut.

Markets

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

Crude oil prices surged to a one-week high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a weakening US dollar on Monday.

Lebanon

Strikes on Hezbollah 'not the end of the story,' Netanyahu says

The heavy exchange of fire on Sunday threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the US, Iran and militant groups across the region.

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