May 25 Israel's military says it's striking Hezbollah sites as Netanyahu vows to 'increase the blows' By Bassem Mroue, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Netanyahu's warning came as Hezbollah has been firing fiber optic drones — a weapon used widely in the war in Ukraine — at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel in recent weeks. Continue reading
May 18 Lebanon death toll tops 3,000 in latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah By Associated Press Lebanon's health ministry said the toll is now 3,020 killed in the Israeli strikes, including 292 women and 211 children. Continue reading
May 15 Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire, U.S. State Department says By Sheikh Saaliq, Adam Schreck, Associated Press A shaky truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon had been due to end on Sunday. Continue reading
May 14 Lebanon and Israel kick off new negotiations amid fighting with Hezbollah By Abby Sewell, Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 11 Israeli troops will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel's military said the soldier posing would get 21 days in military prison and the soldier who photographed it would get 14. Continue reading
May 09 Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut as southern airstrikes kill at least 13 By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The three drone strikes south of Beirut marked another escalation since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on April 17. Continue reading
May 08 Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets hit open areas in Israel By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The strikes came hours after the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson issued an evacuation warning to the residents of six villages in Tyre province, including Toura. Continue reading
May 06 Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with surprise video call By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Christians make up around a third of Lebanon’s 5 million people, giving the small nation on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 8:44 Families in Lebanon still search rubble for loved ones killed in a day of Israeli strikes By Simona Foltyn, Adrian Hartrick, Morgan Till, Dan Sagalyn Tomorrow marks four weeks since the day known as “Black Wednesday” in Lebanon. The Israeli military, claiming to be targeting Hezbollah militants, unleashed an unprecedented aerial campaign on April 8 that killed more than 350 people in a matter of… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:41 How the UAE's departure from OPEC could impact oil markets By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela There seems to be little movement on the resumption of talks between the U.S. and Iran. There is also almost no movement through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital bottleneck that's essentially cut off 20% of the world's oil and… Continue watching