Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported. Hours later, the White House said that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli troops …
Read More »Israeli defence minister threatens to expand Lebanon war if Hezbollah truce collapses
Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was agreed last week. In its strongest threat since the truce was …
Read More »Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 2 in ‘violation’ of ceasefire
At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said, as a ceasefire ending more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah appeared increasingly fragile. The truce, which came into effect early on Nov. 27, stipulates that Israel …
Read More »Sport was another casualty of war in Lebanon. Fans hope they can get back on track
Former Lebanese soccer player Assile Toufaily couldn’t help but cry upon hearing of an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. “I’m happy. They had some sort of objective to help Gaza, they did what they did. But it’s good they managed to find a way to end it,” she told CBC News from Lyon, …
Read More »Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’
Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signaling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran’s supreme …
Read More »Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip and battered Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave. Later on Friday, the Israeli military said it had killed senior Hamas …
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill at least 72 in Gaza and 3 journalists in south Lebanon
Israeli strikes since Thursday night killed at least 72 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday as growing worries about supply shortages in Gaza and international pressure for a ceasefire mounted. The airstrikes and shelling hit houses in eastern neighbourhoods of the southern city of Khan Younis late …
Read More »If the fighting stops in Lebanon, can its beleaguered army keep the peace?
As Lebanon endures more rounds of Israeli air and ground attacks, those peering into the distance at a gloomy horizon continue to point to the Lebanese army as one of the few state institutions capable of providing a stabilizing influence if there is a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. “We …
Read More »EU condemns Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers, airstrike in north Lebanon kills 21
The European Union on Monday condemned attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected allegations that UN Secretary General António Guterres is responsible for obstructing the Israeli army. Sixteen European Union countries contribute to the 10,000-strong United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, who have been patrolling the border area between Lebanon …
Read More »2 UN peacekeepers hurt by Israeli fire in Lebanon, Israel’s military says
Two personnel with the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon were wounded by Israeli fire on Friday when Israeli forces responded to a threat, Israel’s military said in a statement. It said it had instructed personnel with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to go to protected areas and remain …
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