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UN condemns Israeli demolitions in south Lebanon despite ceasefire

The United Nations on Saturday condemned the scale of Israeli military demolitions across southern Lebanon, warning that the ongoing destruction is devastating civilian infrastructure and cultural heritage despite a ceasefire framework between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s Aoun to meet Trump to press for Israeli withdrawal

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, marking the first face-to-face encounter between the leaders of the two countries in nearly 20 years, as Beirut presses Washington to help secure…

Israel destroys 3 more schools in southern Lebanon

Lebanon's Education Minister Rima Karami accused the Israeli military of looting and demolishing three public schools in southern Lebanon, bringing the total number of educational institutions destroyed by Israeli forces to at least 20.

Israel, Lebanon reach framework deal after extended Washington talks

Israel, Lebanon, and the United States reached a framework agreement at the State Department on Friday following an extended fourth day of indirect negotiations in Washington, marking what U.S. officials described as a step toward a partial Israeli withdrawal from…

Vance warns Israel not to alienate its ‘only powerful ally’ over Iran deal

U.S. Vice President JD Vance issued a pointed rebuke to Israeli critics of the Trump administration's memorandum of understanding with Iran on Thursday, warning them not to alienate Washington as a widening gap emerges between the two allies over the…

Israel vows to hold Lebanon territory indefinitely, defying US-Iran peace deal

Hours after the United States and Iran announced a framework agreement to end their months-long conflict, Israel declared it would not withdraw from territories seized in Lebanon, setting up a direct challenge to the newly brokered peace deal.

Israel strikes Tyre, killing 8, defying Iran warning

Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 32 others, according to Lebanon's health ministry, in a move that defied both an Iranian threat of retaliation and U.S.-brokered efforts to…

Hezbollah rejects U.S.-brokered ceasefire as strikes kill 4 in Lebanon

Hezbollah rejected the latest U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon's government on Thursday, as Israeli airstrikes killed at least four people in Lebanon and a United Nations peacekeeper died in crossfire, underscoring the fragility of diplomatic efforts to end…

Israel strikes Beirut suburb targeting Iranian militia missile commander

Israel's air force carried out a targeted strike on the Choueifat area on the outskirts of Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday afternoon, the first such attack near the Lebanese capital in weeks, as the military said it was targeting the…

Iran condemns US sanctions on its envoy to Lebanon

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday strongly condemned the US Treasury Department's decision to sanction Tehran's designated ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, calling the move "illegal and unjustified" and accusing Washington of violating international law and the UN Charter.

Lebanon urges US pressure on Israel to halt raids as ceasefire frays

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the United States on Monday to pressure Israel into halting military strikes, ceasefire violations, and the demolition of homes in southern Lebanon, raising the issue directly with US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa. The…

IDF sentences soldiers for desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

The Israeli military on Monday sentenced two soldiers to military prison after one was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in the southern Lebanese village of Debel, the second act of desecration…

Rubio calls Israel-Lebanon peace ‘imminently achievable’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Tuesday that a peace deal between Israel and Lebanon is "imminently achievable," while identifying Hezbollah as the central obstacle to any lasting agreement between the two nations.