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Gaza

US pushes Israel for answers following ‘horrifying’ Gaza airstrike

The US has asked Israel to explain its actions following a ‘horrifying’ airstrike on a residential block in northern Gaza that reportedly claimed the lives of two dozen children.

Lebanon

Hezbollah elects Naim Kassem as new chief after Nasrallah's death

The Lebanon-based militant group has replaced its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike.

Lebanon

At least 60 killed in strikes on east Lebanon

Baalbeck’s Mayor Bachir Khodr described the attacks as “the most violent day in Baalbeck since the beginning of the aggression.”

World News

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 people in Khan Younis

Dozens of people in Gaza lost their lives on Friday due to a series of Israeli attacks, while three journalists were killed in Lebanon.

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Aftermath of Israeli airstrikes, Beirut residents seek shelter

An Israeli airstrike, which targeted an office belonging to a Beirut-based TV station, left hollowed-out buildings, broken windows and rubble in a neighbourhood in the Lebanese capital.

Europe News

Nearly €1 billion in aid for Lebanon pledged at international summit

The war between Hezbollah and Israel has seen areas of southern Lebanon and Beirut pummelled by airstrikes.

Gaza

Blinken urges Israeli ceasefire amid continued violence

Israel's strikes in Lebanon's Tyre and Maarakeh killed a top Hezbollah official and three others, as the death toll in the conflict continues to rise.

Lebanon

Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines keeps flying despite conflict

MEA, the only airline still flying from Beirut, conducts daily risk assessments to ensure safety and has received assurances from Israel that civilian operations won’t be targeted.

Lebanon

Israeli army says it killed top Hezbollah leader in Beirut airstrike

Hashem Safieddine, a powerful cleric within the party ranks, was expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a different Israeli airstrike in September.

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Mourners take cover at cemetery in northern Israel during rocket attack from Lebanon

People were gathered for the funeral of Alexei Popov, an Israeli man who was killed on Saturday in Acre after a rocket attack from Lebanon.

Lebanon

Why the survival of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon matters for Europe

As the Israeli army continues to pressure the UN peacekeepers to abandon southern Lebanon, the international community remains seemingly hesitant in its response, turning UNIFIL into a should-I-stay-or-should-I-go mission.

Lebanon

IDF launches air strikes on Hezbollah banking systems in Lebanon

A senior Israeli intelligence official said the main target of the strikes was the Hezbollah-run banking system, al-Qard al-Hassan, which is also used by thousands of ordinary Lebanese.

Europe News

G7 Defence Ministers concerned for UNIFIL personnel in Lebanon

On Friday, a spokesperson for the UN peacekeepers said they were maintaining their positions in southern Lebanon despite warnings from the Israeli military to move away.

World News

IDF finds network of Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon

The IDF said more than 50 tunnel shafts and other 'terrorist infrastructure' had been destroyed and a cache of weapons including landmines and anti-tank missiles seized.

Israel

Hezbollah targets residence of the Israeli prime minister in Caesarea

Israel’s government said a drone was launched by Hezbollah towards the prime minister’s house on Saturday, with no casualties reported.

Germany

Biden says forging ceasefire in Lebanon could be easier than Gaza

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said allies were working to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and agreed that there was no 'military-only solution' as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues.

Europe News

'Unacceptable': Italian PM Meloni denounces Israeli attacks on UNIFIL

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reiterated her criticism of Israel for attacking United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon

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.

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