Lebanon
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Lebanon health ministry: at least 9 dead in Israeli strike
Aug 18, 2024Nine individuals were killed in an Israeli air raid on Saturday in southern Lebanon, according to the health ministry of Lebanon. The Israeli military also reported hitting the Hezbollah movement’s weapons depots. According to a statement... -
Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Jun 12, 2024A senior Hezbollah commander was killed by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to the terrorist organization supported by Iran. The leader was identified in a statement announcing his death as 1969-born Sami... -
UN warns of risk of broader conflict along Israel-Lebanon border
Jun 7, 2024In a warning of the possibility of a wider confrontation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a halt to hostilities along the border between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday. Visiting the northern border region on Wednesday,... -
France urges no travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and Palestinian territories
Apr 13, 2024The foreign minister’s staff told AFP that France sent a warning to its people on Friday, advising them to “imperatively refrain from travel in the coming days to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories.” The... -
UN officials in Lebanon urge Israel border de-escalation
Apr 9, 2024United Nations officials said on Monday that six months of violence on the Israel-Lebanon border “must stop”, urging de-escalation “while there is still space for diplomacy”. Israeli forces and Lebanon’s powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Palestinian armed group... -
UN says four staff wounded in south Lebanon blast
Mar 31, 2024Three military observers and a translator were hurt in an explosion on Saturday in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah terrorists frequently exchange cross-border gunfire, according to UN troops. The UN-drawn border between Israel and Lebanon,... -
UN says 4 peacekeepers hurt in Lebanon shell explosion
Mar 31, 2024Four UN military observers were hurt on Saturday, according to the UN, when a shell detonated close to them in southern Lebanon, a region where Israel and the Hezbollah movement frequently exchange cross-border gunfire. The official... -
Israeli Air Force more strikes on Hezbollah outposts in south Lebanon
Jan 22, 2024The Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out more strikes at Hezbollah outposts in south Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. “Earlier today, Israeli Air Force fighter jets delivered strikes on terrorist... -
Children hit ever-harder by Lebanon’s unrelenting crises
Dec 14, 2023The impact of Lebanon’s unrelenting, overlapping crises continues to worsen, increasingly robbing children of their education and forcing many into child labour, as parents struggle with ever-diminishing resources With data collected in November 2023, UNICEF analysis... -
Lebanon border calm as Israel-Hamas truce takes effect
Nov 25, 2023According to locals, state media, and an AFP journalist, calm returned to Lebanon’s southern border on Friday when a temporary ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into force. Deadly gunfights have...
