Lebanon

In Lebanon, thousands are displaced from border towns by clashes, straining state resources

By Abby Sewell, Associated Press

More than 4,200 people have been displaced from villages in south Lebanon by clashes on the border with Israel, and local officials say they are ill-prepared for the much larger exodus if the the limited conflict escalates to an all-out…

Demonstrators in Lebanon protesting Gaza hospital blast clash with security forces near U.S. Embassy

By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

The protests came as President Joe Biden made a show of solidarity with Israel during his visit there. The Hezbollah group, a key ally of Hamas, held its own rally.

Summit with Arab leaders in Jordan called off as President Biden heads to Israel

By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Jordan called off the president's planned summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds. Biden now will visit only Israel and will postpone his travel to Jordan, a White House official says.

5 Hezbollah fighters are killed as tensions flare along the border between Lebanon and Israel

By Abby Sewell, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon on Tuesday continued to engage in low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza.

What is Hezbollah? What to know about its origins, structure and history

By Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations

Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel has strengthened the Iran-backed group, but politically, its clout among Lebanon’s populace may be waning.

Reuters journalist killed by Israeli shelling on Lebanon border that wounds 6 others

By Hassan Ammar, Associated Press

An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon on Friday, killing a Reuters videographer and injuring six other journalists.

Tens of thousands protest across Middle East against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

By Isabel Debre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

Israel urges citizens in the north to shelter after ‘hostile aircraft’ enter from Lebanon

By Associated Press

The warning comes on the fifth day of the war between Israel and Hamas.

Cease-fire declared after days of fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp

By Fadi Tawil, Associated Press

The fighting broke out Thursday night after nearly a month of calm in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the port city of Sidon between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group and militant Islamist groups.

3 years after Beirut port blast, political intrigue foils prosecutions and even the death toll is disputed

By Bassem Mroue, Lujain Jo, Associated Press

Hundreds of people marched in the Lebanese capital on Friday to mark the anniversary, with some family members of the victims calling on the international community to help in the investigation.