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Israeli strikes on Lebanon cut off main evacuation highway to Syria

Israel's military intensifies strikes on Lebanon, cutting a major highway and warning people to evacuate. Over 300,000 have fled to Syria, and health services are crippled.

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EU countries continue to evacuate citizens from Lebanon

These evacuations happened as the Israeli military issued fresh evacuation orders for communities in southern Lebanon, signalling that it may widen the ground operation launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group.

Lebanon

Israel targets Beirut in a fresh wave of strikes

The attacks on Lebanon's capital come as Israeli troops battle Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon.

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EU gives €30 million extra to Lebanon in humanitarian aid

The additional funds bring the total amount of monetary aid provided to more than €100 million for 2024.

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UN says refugees from Middle East crisis may try to reach Europe

A representative for the UN's refugee agency told Euronews that Europe could be seen as a refuge amid fears of a growing humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East, prompted by the conflict between Israel, Iran, Lebanon and Hamas.

Lebanon

Central Beirut Israeli strike death toll rises to nine

The airstrike started a fire in an apartment building in the residential Bashoura district, not far from the UN headquarters, the prime minister’s office and parliament.

Lebanon

UN: Around 100,000 Lebanese refugees have fled to Syria

Over 1,000 Lebanese people have been killed and 6,000 wounded since Israel intensified cross-border attacks in southern Lebanon and Beirut, according to the Lebanese health authorities.

Lebanon

IDF continues striking Beirut amid Iranian attacks on Israel

Israel’s military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut in the early hours on Wednesday, stating its operational capabilities have not been affected by Iran’s missile strikes.

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Czechia blocks EU statement urging 'immediate ceasefire' in Lebanon

The EU fears that "any further military intervention would dramatically aggravate the situation" in the Middle East, Josep Borrell has said.

Lebanon

Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military said it was carrying out “targeted ground raids” in villages close to the Israeli border.

Lebanon

Israel launches small ground raids against Hezbollah

It follows Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant's remarks that the ‘next phase of war’ against Hezbollah will ‘begin soon’, signalling that Israel could be preparing for a ground offensive in Lebanon.

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EU warns against escalation in 'moment of truth' for Lebanon

The bloc's warning comes amid signs Israel is ramping up its offensive with a land incursion into Lebanon.

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Paris protesters demand end to Israeli strikes on Lebanon

France has been a key supporter of Israel, defending its right to self-defence for years and sells an average of €20 million worth of military equipment to the country each year.

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Israeli military hits targets in Lebanon and Yemen

The Houthi-run TV channel Al Masirah showed firefighters tackling a huge blaze in Hodeidah and said at least four people had been killed and 33 others wounded.

Lebanon

Israel has assassinated a seventh senior Hezbollah official

Israel says it's killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant group reels from a string of devastating blows

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US president describes Nasrallah's killing as a 'measure of justice'

The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice" for victims of a four-decade “reign of terror,” President Joe Biden said.

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Israel deploys troops to border with Lebanon

Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike on northeast Lebanon killed 11 people on Sunday morning and airstrikes in Deir-al-Balah in Gaza killed four people.

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European reaction to killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah

64-year-old Nasrallah, who headed Hezbollah for more than three decades, is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with the Lebanese group.

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Israeli army spokesman says: 'We don't rule out invasion'

Hours after the death of the leader of Hezbollah, an Israeli army spokesman said Israel won't rule out the possibility that it may invade Lebanon.

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Many EU states urge their nationals to leave Lebanon immediately

The EU has warned airlines to avoid Israeli and Lebanese airspace for a month, whilst many states urge their citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately.