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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israel’s prime minister, foreign minister and military on Monday condemned the desecration of a crucifix smashed …
Read More »1 killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on 1st full day of ceasefire deal
An Israeli drone strike killed one person in southern Lebanon on Friday, the first full day of a U.S.-brokered truce meant to end hostilities between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, paramedics in the area and the head of a local hospital told Reuters. The reports of the strike came minutes after …
Read More »Israeli strike destroys last bridge over Litani River as intense fighting continues in south Lebanon
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Israeli strike destroyed the last bridge over the Litani River into Lebanon’s south, according to …
Read More »Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from the war’s front lines
Jawad Younes, 11, and his cousins were playing soccer in the lot between their houses, as they often did. His little brother, four-year-old Mehdi, had joined them but grew tired, so Jawad took him home and handed him off to their mother before returning to the game. Minutes later, an …
Read More »Israel launches attack to seize Lebanon border town ahead of U.S.-hosted talks
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israeli troops launched an attack to seize a key south Lebanon town from Hezbollah fighters holed up inside …
Read More »Why Canada’s reaction to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is so different this time
Israeli troops appear to have halted their advance into Lebanon short of their original objective of the Litani River. But Israel’s government has not moved off its stated intention to reoccupy southern Lebanon, which it held from 1982 to 2000. When Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked for Canada’s response …
Read More »Lebanon death toll reaches 112 after Israel launches assault despite U.S.-Iran ceasefire
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A wave of Israeli airstrikes swept across Lebanon on Wednesday, leaving at least 112 dead and …
Read More »Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon return home to a country still rebuilding
More than 100,00 Syrian refugees have crossed back into their home country from Lebanon this month, fleeing escalating violence to return to a place that’s still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war. At the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing — the main entry point between Lebanon …
Read More »Israel military says it launched ‘limited’ ground operations in south Lebanon
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Israeli military said on Monday that its troops had begun ”limited ground operations” against Hezbollah …
Read More »As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get ‘uglier day by day’
For a second consecutive night, Lebanon braced for a new wave of Israeli air attacks. The pounding overnight Wednesday, particularly in Beirut’s southern suburbs, was the largest array of firepower the Middle Eastern country has seen in this 12-day-old war, which started when the United States and Israel attacked Iran …
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