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Greek PM in Lebanon: 'Syria needs to be inclusive'

Kyriakos Mitsotakis became the first European leader to visit Lebanon following the ceasefire with Israel.

Green News

After the ceasefire, experts count ecological cost of war in Lebanon

In its war against Hezbollah, Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions, causing great ecological damage and jeopardising both food security and public health.

Lebanon

Najib Mikati calls for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home

With a population of 5.8 million, the two million Syrian refugees in the country means Lebanon is home to the largest number of refugees per capita.

World News

Syrian insurgents led by HTS advance on city of Homs

The move is the latest in a lightning advance spearheaded by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group over the past week which has seen them seize Aleppo and Hama in the face of little resistance by government forces.

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Lebanon

Israel to target Lebanon if ceasefire fails, defence minister warns

Israel and Hezbollah entered a ceasefire brokered by the US and France last week, but continued strikes threaten its stability.

Syria

Insurgents' attack on Aleppo revives Syrian war after five-year truce

As arms have been temporarily laid down in south Lebanon, the Turkish-supported Syrian Salvation Government forces attacked the historic city held by al-Assad's army, reawakening the war in the Middle Eastern country.

Health news

WHO: Lebanon’s health needs are ‘huge’ amid Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Some Lebanese hospitals could be operational within weeks, officials said, but others will take months to repair.

Europe News

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire imperilled after attacks in Lebanon

Some 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon, and thousands began streaming back to their homes on Wednesday despite warnings from the Lebanese military and the Israeli army to stay out of certain areas.

World News

International community welcomes Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal

According to Lebanese officials, more than 3,700 people have been killed by Israel's intense bombing campaign, many of them civilians. On the Israeli side, over 130 people have been killed, local reports say.

Lebanon

With Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holding, Lebanese residents head home

A deal brokered by the US and France offers hope of a stable pause to hostilities that exploded after a year of low-level fighting.

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Dozens of Israelis call for return of Gaza hostages

Around 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza, with at least a third believed to be dead. Most of the other hostages taken during Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023, were released in a ceasefire last year.

Israel

Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah comes into force

The deal aims to achieve a 60-day pause of hostilities in Lebanon, but Biden said the deal is designed "to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.”

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No comment: Residents react after fatal Israeli airstrike on residential building in central Beirut

Local residents reacted after Israeli jets Tuesday struck a residential building killing 3 and injuring 26 in central Beirut in the Basta area, the second in days. The strike comes hours before an anticipated ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group.

Israel

Israeli cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

US President Joe Biden announced that the ceasefire will come into force at 4am GMT on Wednesday morning.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes hit 20 sites in Lebanon before possible ceasefire

An Israeli airstrike hit 20 sites in southern Lebanon and central Beirut. The strikes preceded talks on a US-mediated ceasefire with Hezbollah, with optimism expressed by officials ahead of a vote by Israel's security cabinet.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes on southern suburbs of Beirut

In retaliation for Hezbollah launching over 200 rockets into Israel, Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeted and destroyed several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon.

Europe News

Anguish grows among Lebanese diaspora in France amid Israeli strikes

Hundreds of Lebanese people demonstrated in Paris on Sunday to demand an immediate ceasefire since clashes between Israel and Hezbollah began a year ago.

Europe News

Borrell says EU supports UNIFIL at meeting with force commander

The meeting in Beirut comes days after four Italian soldiers were injured after two rockets exploded at a UNIFIL base in Shama, apparently fired by Hezbollah or one of its affiliate groups.

Europe News

EU to allocate over €200 million to Lebanese military, says Borrell

The EU's Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell’s visit to Lebanon comes at the end of a Middle East tour related to the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Before his visit to Beirut, Borrell visited Cyprus and Jordan.

Lebanon

At least 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

Lebanon's Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes, the fourth such attacks on central Beirut in less than a week.

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