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Seven killed in southern Lebanon amid Israeli airstrikes and ceasefire tensions

State media reported that several villages were hit as neighbourhoods near the border are being levelled. The IDF maintains that 50 airstrikes conducted over 24 hours specifically targeted Hezbollah infrastructure.

Lebanon

Israeli strikes kill eight in south Lebanon, including rescue workers

Israel has been fighting Hezbollah since early March, sending troops into south Lebanon to battle the Iran-backed militant group, with the violence ongoing despite a shaky ongoing ceasefire.

Lebanon

Israel’s PM says action needed over Hezbollah rockets and drones

Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by firing rockets towards Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.

Europe Today

Israel and Hezbollah finding ways to go back to "pre-ceasefire modus operandi" - Lebanese Minister

The truce in Israel and Hezbollah's war in Lebanon is "not holding", with both sides finding ways to return to the "modus operandi of the pre-ceasefire agreement", Lebanese Minister Kamal Shehadi tells Europe Today.

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Lebanon

Peacekeeper dies of wounds suffered in Lebanon last month, UNIFIL says

His death brings the number of peacekeepers killed since the start of the most recent war between Israel and Hezbollah on 2 March to six.

Europe News

EU failure to sanction Israel weakens defence of Ukraine: Sánchez

Spain's Pedro Sánchez has once again denounced what he calls the European Union's "double standard" between its willingnes to sanction Russia and its hesitancy to do the same with Israel.

USA

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire extended by three weeks, Trump says

Trump said Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, which was set to expire on Monday, by three weeks. Meanwhile, the US and Iran persist in its tense standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran

Israel says awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age'

The war has spilled out of Iran and engulfed the region, leaving several thousand people dead, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and continues to destabilise the global economy.

Lebanon

UN 'working on' keeping presence in Lebanon in 2027

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has served fulfilled peacekeeping duties between Israel and Lebanon since 1978 but finds itself caught in the crossfire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah.

No Comment

France holds national tribute for soldier killed in Lebanon

The Minister for the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin, the Chief of Staff of the Army and General Pierre Schill preside over a national tribute ceremony in Montauban to honour the memory of Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio.

Europe News

Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah

Established in 1978, UNIFIL has more than 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries who patrol the Blue Line, the UN-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel.

Lebanon

Israeli army jails soldiers for vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said on Monday he was "stunned and saddened to learn that an IDF soldier damaged a Catholic religious icon in southern Lebanon."

Europe News

Lebanon's PM to visit France amid shaky truce and Israel tensions

The visit highlights France's efforts to back the Lebanese state even as its diplomatic standing with Israel weakens.

Lebanon

Netanyahu condemns IDF soldier for vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the desecration of a statue of Jesus Christ that was carried out by an IDF soldier in a southern Lebanese village.

Lebanon

Israel accuses Hezbollah militants of violating ceasefire

A French UN peace worker has been killed in southern Lebanon as Israel accuses Hezbollah militants of breaching the 10-day ceasefire with Hezbollah.

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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: civilians return to ruined towns in southern Lebanon

A ceasefire in Lebanon has brought a pause in fighting after weeks of war. Residents are returning to damaged homes as questions remain over how long the truce will hold.

Lebanon

Israel says military operation against Hezbollah 'still not complete'

US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire on Friday after a meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, the first direct diplomatic talks between the two countries in decades.

The Cube

Did Apple remove Lebanon’s villages from its maps?

Claims that the US tech giant, Apple, intentionally erased settlement names in southern Lebanon recently went viral. The tech giant says they were never included.

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Lebanon truce takes effect as damaged Qasmiyeh bridge reopens

Lebanon and Israel entered a 10-day truce early Friday, as the army reopened a single lane on the damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge in the south after Israeli strikes hit the key crossing linking Tyre to the wider region.