World Jun 18 Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the U.S.-Iran deal The U.S.-Iran deal also calls for an end to the war in Lebanon, where Israel has been fighting Hezbollah, but it's unclear what that means in practice.
World Jun 07 Israel says Iran launched missiles in first bombardment since fragile ceasefire Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
World Jun 03 Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran Even as the U.S. president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both “wartime” leaders.
World Jun 01 Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after mediated talks President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanon-militant group through mediators.
World May 31 Israeli troops seize strategic castle in Lebanon during deepest incursion in decades Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday.
World May 27 Israeli military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah Wednesday's warning is the first that orders the Lebanese to relocate from the south since a ceasefire went into effect on April 17 and follows an escalation in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
World May 26 Israel and Hezbollah clash along strategic river after overnight strikes across Lebanon The clashes come as Israeli troops are pushing farther north, just days before Lebanese and Israeli delegations are to meet for talks in Washington.
World May 24 Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast Syria held follow-up parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Kurdish-majority northeastern province of Hassakeh and the town of Kobani, areas that were reintegrated under government control after fighting in January.
World May 14 Lebanon and Israel kick off new negotiations amid fighting with Hezbollah The Trump administration has been pushing for a breakthrough between the two neighbors that have been officially in a state of war since Israel was created in 1948.
World Apr 17 Hezbollah and Israel truce holds in Lebanon as some displaced families begin to return home A fragile calm has settled over parts of Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States takes hold between Israel and Hezbollah.