Israel kills 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire: UN
Israeli forces have killed dozens of civilians in Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect late last year, including a number of women and children, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Hezbollah hands over most south Lebanon sites to army
Most military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have been placed under Lebanese army control, a source close to the group said on Saturday.
2 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said two people were killed Sunday in an Israeli strike on the country鈥檚 south, as Israel said it hit Hezbollah operatives amid a fragile truce...
Positive talks on Lebanon truce held
Senior Lebanese officials said Saturday鈥檚 talks with visiting US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus were positive, focusing on south Lebanon amid a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
Lebanon must disarm Hezbollah, US insists
Lebanon must disarm Hezbollah as agreed under the terms of a truce, the US state department said Friday, after rocket fire prompted Israel to bomb Beirut for the first time since the agreement came into effect.
Syria, Lebanon sign border security deal in KSA
The defence ministers of Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement in Jeddah 鈥榯o address security and military threats鈥� along their common border, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.
Israel hits Beirut after rockets fired from South Lebanon
Israel made good on its threat Friday to strike Beirut after rockets were fired towards its territory, rattling an already fragile truce in Lebanon that had largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.
Israel resumes strike on south Lebanon
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said one person was killed Sunday in an Israeli drone strike, a day after the most intense escalation since a November ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.
Two dead as Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket fire
Israel conducted deadly strikes on Lebanon Saturday in response to a rocket attack from across the border, as militant group Hezbollah denied responsibility for the launch.
Israeli strike kills one in south Lebanon
An Israeli strike targeting a vehicle killed one person in south Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, according to state media.
Israel withdraws but keeps five positions in south Lebanon
Israeli troops withdrew from all but five points in south Lebanon on Tuesday, allowing displaced residents to return to border villages largely destroyed in more than a year of hostilities.
Israeli military set to miss Lebanon withdrawal deadline
Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five 鈥榮trategic points鈥� despite pushback from Beirut.
Lebanon media report Israeli drone strike in south
Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck the country鈥檚 south on Saturday, without reporting casualties, days before a deadline in a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Khamenei names Hezbollah leader as Lebanon 鈥榬epresentative鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem as his 鈥榬epresentative鈥� in Lebanon, Iranian media reported on Wednesday...
Lebanese try again to return to southern border villages
South Lebanon residents accompanied by the army tried to return to their villages on Monday, official media and AFP correspondents reported, a day after Israeli fire killed more than 20 people in the area.
Israeli fire kills 15 on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 15 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israel to withdraw.
Lebanon army accuses Israel of ceasefire delay
The Lebanese army on Saturday said it was ready to deploy its forces in the country鈥檚 south, accusing Israel of 鈥榩rocrastination鈥� in its withdrawal in time for a deadline the following day.
Israel must withdraw by Jan 26: Lebanon president
Lebanon鈥檚 new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country鈥檚 south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed last year.
47 more stranded Bangladeshis repatriated from Lebanon on Saturday
Forty-seven more stranded Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from war-torn Lebanon on Saturday on a Qatar flight with full government expenditure...
57 more Bangladeshis return home from Lebanon
Fifty seven more Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from war-torn Lebanon arrived in Dhaka on Thursday...
History of foreign intrigue in Lebanon
FINALLY, after two years and two months of a presidential vacuum, Lebanon has a new president...
Lebanon鈥檚 president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam PM
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun on Monday picked international jurist Nawaf Salam to form a government to pull the war-scarred country out of economic crisis.
Lebanon PM makes first Damascus visit since Syria war
Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati arrived in Damascus Saturday in the first such visit since before civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, an AFP journalist reported.
Lebanon army chief becomes president after 2-year vacancy
Lebanon鈥檚 lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.
UN calls for $370m in new humanitarian aid for Lebanon
The United Nations joined the Lebanese government on Tuesday to appeal for an additional $371.4 million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah...
UN force sounds alarm over Israeli 鈥榙estruction鈥� in south Lebanon
The United Nations鈥� peacekeeping force in Lebanon expressed concern on Thursday at the 鈥榗ontinuing鈥� damage done by Israeli forces in the country鈥檚 south despite a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.
Lebanon says Israeli air strike hits target in east
Lebanon鈥檚 state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the Baalbek region in the east of the country before dawn on Wednesday, branding it a 鈥榲iolation鈥� of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon
Syria鈥檚 new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not negatively interfere in Lebanon and would respect its neighbour鈥檚 sovereignty.
Lebanon boosting troops on Syria border
The Lebanese army said on Sunday it was reinforcing its presence on the border with neighbouring Syria, after the government of president Bashar al-Assad fell and rebels took the capital Damascus...
105 more stranded Bangladeshi migrants return from Lebanon
Another 105 Bangladeshi migrants, who were stranded in war-torn Lebanon, returned home amid ongoing Israeli invasion of the country.