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European countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon

Portugal, Spain, France and the UK have issued warnings to their nationals in Lebanon to return home while commercial flights remain available.

Europe News

Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Lebanon

Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the Lebanese people in an address on Wednesday, adding that he hopes the international community will make “every effort” to stop the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

USA

World leaders gather in New York as Mid-East tensions escalate

The UN's biggest annual event sees presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and other top leaders of all 193 member states addressing the world and each other.

Europe News

Lebanese ambassador: Israeli attacks are an existential threat to us

In an interview with Euronews, Ambassador of Lebanon to Belgium Fadi Hajali called on Brussels to go one step further in imposing sanctions on Israel.

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Lebanon

Tens of thousands displaced as Israel continues strikes on Lebanon

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a long-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel.

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Thousands flee southern Lebanon due to intense bombardment

Heavy Israeli bombardment on Monday forced thousands to flee southern Lebanon, with families seeking refuge in Beirut and nearby mountains.

USA

Borrell warns Israel-Hezbollah fighting risks a 'full-fledged war'

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, the EU's foreign policy chief commented on the need to avert a wider war in the Middle East, as well as giving an update on the EU's assistance to Ukraine.

Tech News

Fears over personal tech on the rise in Lebanon following pager attack

Electronics shop owners in Lebanon have said there has been an impact on their sales following the page and walkie-talkie attacks last week.

Lebanon

Israel's 'targeted strike' in Beirut kills six, health ministry says

As the Israeli military attempts to lay waste to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, civilians have been caught in the crossfire.

Lebanon

Is it war? Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict remains hard to define

Experts previously generally agreed that any future war between Israel and Hezbollah would look like the war they fought in 2006 — but much, much worse.

Lebanon

Lebanese citizens flee the south as Israeli strikes kill hundreds

The strikes follow Sunday’s heavy exchange of fire, during which Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets, missiles and drones into northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa.

Health news

Lebanese doctor races to save eyes of those hurt by tech explosions

Many of those hurt in the attack suffered injuries to their hands, face and eyes because the devices received messages just before they detonated, so they were looking at the devices as they exploded.

Europe News

EU's foreign policy chief calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Lebanon

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah as tit-for-tat attacks threaten all-out war.

Israel

Over 100 rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon, injuring four

Some landed near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be spiralling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions.

Lebanon

Top commander among at least 37 dead, Hezbollah says

Hezbollah said on Saturday a second commander was killed in a deadly IDF attack on the Lebanese capital, which has left at least 37 people dead and scores wounded.

Lebanon

Israel says it killed top Hezbollah commander in Beirut airstrike

The strike on Beirut's southern Dahiya district targeted and killed Ibrahim Akil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, as well as 10 other Hezbollah operatives, IDF chief spokesperson said.

Hungary

Exploding pager firm owner under Hungarian protection, mother says

Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono's company came under scrutiny after a Taiwanese firm said it had authorised BAC Consulting to use its name on the pagers that were detonated in fatal attacks in Lebanon and Syria.

Israel

Hezbollah retaliates, firing around 150 rockets at northern Israel

Hours earlier Israeli fighter jets southern Lebanon's ravaged border area. Israel said it hit rocket launchers and military infrastructure.

World News

Israel launches strikes on southern Lebanon as tensions spike

Meanwhile in Beirut, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed "just punishment" for the two-day walkie-talkie and pager attacks, which killed more than 30, wounded thousands and was widely believed to be carried out by Israel.

Lebanon

Walkie-talkies explode across Lebanon a day after pager attack

In the Lebanese capital, multiple explosions went off during the funeral of four Hezbollah fighters who were killed the day before, sources confirmed.

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