World Sep 07 Inside southern Lebanon's villages where Israeli occupation has upended daily life By Simona Foltyn, Adrian Hartrick
World Sep 05 Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon In recent weeks, Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel’s military. Hezbollah has repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the area with drones. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Aug 15 Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce Israel and the Lebanese government announced a “framework agreement” on June 26, laying out a plan for Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Jul 21 Watch 9:20 Southern Lebanese skeptical of Israel agreement as violence continues When Lebanon's president met President Trump at the White House, it was the first such visit by a Lebanese head of state in nearly two decades. It comes after Lebanon and Israel resumed diplomatic relations under the auspices of the… By Simona Foltyn
World Jul 08 WATCH: Trump says he thinks he'll remove Syria from terrorism list during al-Sharaa meeting Syria has been on the list since 1979. By Associated Press
Jun 27 Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult By Bassem Mroue, Shlomo Mor, Associated Press Lebanon and Israel signed the deal in Washington on Friday without Hezbollah. The agreement links Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon to the Iran-backed militant group’s disarmament, something Hezbollah rejects. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 7:55 Two views on what the latest Iran talks mean for Lebanon and regional conflict By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn For two views on the U.S.-Iran negotiations in Switzerland and the agreement that ended the war, Nick Schifrin speaks with Mouin Rabbani, a non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, and Jonathan Conricus, a former spokesperson… Continue watching
Jun 20 U.S. and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Seung Min Kim, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 4:23 Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire as deadly fighting threatens U.S.-Iran deal By Liz Landers, Winston Wilde Heavy overnight fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah militants threatened to derail the initial U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war. But a last-ditch effort to secure another ceasefire succeeded, for now, and the Americans and Iranians plan to… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 6:31 Former U.S. envoy outlines challenges in next phase of Iran negotiations By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn What are the prospects that the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire will hold and for how long? For insight, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rob Malley. He was the U.S. Special Envoy for Iran during the Biden administration and was part of the team… Continue watching