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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.

Europe News

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.

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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.

Europe News

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.

Europe News

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.

World News

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

USA

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.

World News

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.

World News

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.

World News

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.

World News

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.

Israel

Hezbollah confirms Israel has killed its leader Hassan Nasrallah

Iran announced on Saturday that a prominent general in its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard sanctioned by the U.S. also died in the airstrike.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Middle East horror unfolds from afar

After the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell called the situation in Lebanon "extremely dangerous and worrying", is the world now witnessing another fullscale war?

Lebanon

Josep Borrell warns Middle East headed for 'full-blown war'

Speaking to reporters in New York, the EU's foreign policy chief said that no power seemed able to 'stop' Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

Lebanon

Israel strikes central Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut

Local media reports claim that the strike targeted Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Europe News

Lebanese community in Germany fears the worst as threat of war looms

Germany has over 47,000 Lebanese nationals, who are following developments in the Middle East with fear.

Travel News

Is it safe to travel to Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan right now?

Some areas are still safe for tourists while others are completely offbounds.

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