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In Lebanon, residents brave a week that could change everything

As anxieties of a wider war in the Middle East loom, Euronews spoke to Beirut residents and experts to break down the latest events.

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Lebanese official: Israeli air strike on Beirut 'attack on goodwill'

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut.

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Aftermath of Israeli strike in Beirut, killing one and injuring dozens

Israel's military retaliated after 12 children and young people were killed in a strike on Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

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Flights cancelled to Lebanon as fears of Israel Hezbollah war loom

Lebanon is expecting a retaliatory strike from Israel after a missile hit a football field in the town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Syrian Golan Heights over the weekend, killing 12 children and adolescents.

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Israel

Community mourns loss of 12 after strike on football pitch

Israel have blamed Hezbollah for the strike, and threatened further retaliation.

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Diplomats appeal for calm after strike on Israel kills 12 youngsters

Israel said its intelligence showed that the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which like Hamas is backed by Israel’s archenemy Iran, was responsible for the strike and promised a retaliation.

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Israel strikes Hezbollah targets after football pitch attack kills 12

Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 war and the area was later annexed in 1981. They have now retaliated against Hezbollah after a rocket strike on a football pitch in Golan Heights killed 12 people.

Israel

Israel backs plans for new homes in the West Bank

More than 500,000 Jewish settlers currently live in the West Bank, where they have Israeli citizenship. Meanwhile, the three million Palestinians living there are subject to Israeli military rule.

Israel

Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel after commander's killing

Israel sees Hezbollah as its most direct threat and estimates that it has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles, including precision-guided missiles.

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Israel says its assassinated key Hamas weapons supplier in Lebanon

A drone attack by the IDF has killed Ayman Ratma, one of Hamas's key weapons suppliers in the Bekaa valley, the Israeli military has claimed.

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Hezbollah leader issues warning to Cyprus over support for Israel

Hassan Nasrallah warned of widespread attacks in Israel and accused Cyprus of facilitating Israeli military activities.

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EU unveils €1-billion aid package for Lebanon to curb refugee flows

The European Union will provide €1 billion in financial aid to Lebanon over three years to prop up the country's economy and help prevent a surge in refugees leaving for Europe.

Culture news

Middle East pavilions at Venice Biennale challenge myths about women

Saudi Arabia and Lebanon's installations at the Venice Biennale seek to redress the balance by questioning masculine views and Western myths surrounding the portrayal of women in Middle Eastern societies.

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EU leaders weigh Lebanon partnership in response to Middle East crisis

EU leaders have supported deeper engagement with Lebanon to help safeguard it from the repercussions of the crisis gripping the Middle East, Charles Michel has said.

Lebanon

UN launches investigation into blast that injured three peacekeepers

Lebanese media claim that the UN peacekeepers were “subjected to an Israeli strike” carried out by drones., which Israel has denied.

Gaza

Israel's Defence Minister says Israel will extend military campaign

Yoav Gallant's words come as the White House resumes talks to bring Israeli officials to Washington to discuss Rafah offensive.

Israel

Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with Hamas

Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with Hamas, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel

One foreign worker killed in missile attack on Israel

A missile attack killed one person on Israel's northern border, as attacks in Rafah kill at least 13 and the Arab League Council asks for aid to be sent to Gaza.

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Watch: This pole dancing group is helping to break taboos in Lebanon

Pole Fit Lebanon, founded by Laura Ayoub, has revolutionised pole dancing in Lebanon, expanding to six locations in under a decade and recently launching the Lebanon Pole Championship.

Cyprus

Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants lost at sea for 6 days

Authorities have announced that several of those on board have been hospitalised.