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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon refuse to move despite Israeli warnings

The IDF has repeatedly demanded that UNIFIL troops remove themselves from the path of its growing campaign against Hezbollah.

Lebanon

German peacekeeping warship shoots down drone off Lebanese coast

Following shelling by the Israeli army, UNIFIL peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon have become increasingly tense.

Lebanon

Dozens killed in airstrikes as Israel ramps up attacks on Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people on Wednesday, while UNIFIL says Israeli troops fired at their watchtower in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon

UN says peacekeepers will stay in Lebanon despite Netanyahu's demands

Israel's attacks on UN peacekeepers have drawn international condemnation, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the accusations that Israel deliberately attacked UNIFIL personnel "completely false."

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Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people

Until now, Israel has mostly focused its military operations on the south of the country, the suburbs of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley in the east.

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Israeli attacks on UNIFIL are 'completely unacceptable,' Borrell says

The Israeli government has accused UNIFIL of acting as a "human shield" for Hezbollah and demanded its immediate removal from southern Lebanon.

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Red Cross EU director: Brussels must keep the humanitarian flag flying

Will humanitarian assistance be relegated to a less important matter in the next Commission? We talk to Mette Petersen, director of the Red Cross's EU office.

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Four IDF soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack, Israel says

The strike, which is the deadliest by the militant group on Israeli territory since the IDF launched its ground operation into Lebanon, comes as the two sides exchange near-daily fire.

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15 UN peacekeepers injured as Israeli forces destroy compound gate

The latest incident comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “immediately” remove UN peacekeepers from combat zones in southern Lebanon.

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Southern EU leaders want Lebanon's army to reassert itself in south

Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged almost daily cross-border fire since the war in Gaza started last October but recent weeks have seen that violence significantly ramp up turning southern Lebanon into a flashpoint.

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Two injured in Israeli attack on UN's Lebanon peacekeeping base

Multiple UN Blue Helmets were injured after Israeli Forces fired at the UNIFIL mission's Naqoura base.

Lebanon

At least 22 killed and scores injured in Israeli strike on Beirut

Meanwhile, Italy's Defence Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador in protest against strikes on UNIFIL personnel that wounded two peacekeepers.

Lebanon

Italy on Israeli attack on UNIFIL: 'Neither mistake nor accident'

The Italian government formally protested against the Israeli authorities for an attack on the headquarters and two Italian bases of the UN peace mission in southern Lebanon. Defence Minister Crosetto called it "possible war crimes".

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No Comment: Turkey provides aid to Lebanon

A convoy of six ships left Mersin in Turkey to evacuate Turkish citizens and deliver 300 tonnes of aid to Lebanon.

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Euroviews. Can Lebanon finally free itself from Hezbollah's grip?

The renewed war on Lebanon's well-trodden battlefront could escalate far beyond what we are witnessing now. Yet, even one decisive blow after another will not bridge the deep ideological chasm and decades of enmity that fuel this conflict, Brent Sadler writes.

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MED 9 in Cyprus: EU Leaders meet in the shadow of the war in Lebanon

The meeting, set in the coastal city of Pafos, comes as the war between Israel and Hamas, which began in Gaza last year, has now spread into Lebanon.

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Borrell: Use 'Hezbollah's weakness' to secure Lebanon ceasefire

There’ll be no solution to a conflict that’s cost thousands of lives until Lebanon strengthens its political institutions, the EU’s chief diplomat said.

Lebanon

Israel expands ground operation in southwestern Lebanon

The move comes after the Israeli military killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on central Beirut, which the militant group responded to with defiance.

Israel

Gaza missiles trigger sirens in Tel Aviv on Hamas attack anniversary

Meanwhile, Hezbollah reaffirmed its commitment to support Hamas by fighting Israel along Lebanon's southern border.

Lebanon

Israeli strike kills 19 in Gaza and more strikes hit Beirut's suburbs

An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said.