Nov 19 Israel’s military carries out airstrikes in Lebanon after evacuation warnings By Hussein Malla, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The new wave of strikes came as tensions between Israel and militants are escalating. Continue reading
Nov 18 Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 11 people, Lebanese ministry says By Associated Press The Israeli military said it struck a training center for Hamas, saying that the site was being used to prepare an attack against the Israeli army. Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. pushes Lebanon to crack down on Hezbollah funding ahead of elections By Abby Sewell, Associated Press A U.S. Treasury official has urged Lebanon to crack down on funding for Hezbollah ahead of next year's parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Nov 06 Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon, escalating near-daily attacks By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli jets have struck several towns in southern Lebanon after urging residents to leave. This marks an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country. Continue reading
Sep 24 U.N. peacekeepers say Israeli drone crashed into their headquarters in southern Lebanon By Associated Press The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon says an Israeli drone has crashed into their headquarters near Israel's border, but didn't cause any casualties. Continue reading
Sep 21 Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 7:22 Southern Lebanon residents describe hardships under Israeli military occupation By Simona Foltyn, Ahmad Baydoun, Mohammed Zanaty As it intensifies its war in Gaza, Israel also remains in a simmering conflict on its northern border with Lebanon. Under a ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to withdraw from the area in January. But its military recently expanded its… Continue watching
Sep 03 UN criticizes Israel for dropping grenades near peacekeepers in southern Lebanon By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The peacekeeping force, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, described the Tuesday morning incident as “one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets” since the cessation of hostilities in November that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 8:31 How Lebanon is planning to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year By Simona Foltyn, Hadi Raghda, Zeba Warsi The Lebanese government approved a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, the group whose military wing was recognized by previous governments as a parallel security structure to Lebanon’s armed forces. The agreement calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament by the end of the… Continue watching
Aug 28 UN votes to end its peacekeeping operations in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decades By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally Israel. Continue reading