Israel Lebanon attacks
Ministers want more territory be occupied, women and children detained, accuse Hezbollah of attempting to drag Tel Aviv into war.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:56am
Beirut counts 3,491 Israeli strikes since April 17; fresh bombardment damages Unesco heritage site.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 02:22pm
Tehran says diplomatic process to end war would be affected by renewed hostilities in region.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:01pm
Public debt now accounts for more than 69pc of GDP, compared to 60pc before the war, according to the Treasury.
Published 07 Jun, 2026 02:29pm
Tehran rejects claims it is using Lebanon as "bargaining chip", urges Beirut to focus on "real foe".
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 07:57am
Israeli attacks kill 12 people in Tyre and Nabatieh; Lebanese president accuses Tehran of treating his country as bargaining chip in deal with US.
Updated 06 Jun, 2026 07:39am
Three truces the US president's administration has negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare, but munitions are still falling and people still dying.
Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:34pm
Also agree on creating “pilot zones” in which the Lebanese armed forces “will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors”.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 01:42pm
Says he would like to meet Iran's supreme leader, and the two will “probably meet at some point, depending on how it all works out”.
Updated 03 Jun, 2026 06:48pm
Israel strikes hospital in historic Tyre as Beirut, Tel Aviv continue talks in Washington.
Updated 03 Jun, 2026 07:30am
Plants its flag over the historic castle, which its forces used as a base during the previous occupation ending in 2000.
Updated 31 May, 2026 05:55pm
“Slowly but surely we're getting, I think, what we want and if we don't get what we want, we're going to end in a different way," US president says.
Updated 31 May, 2026 04:40pm
PM Nawaf Salam says his country is facing a "dangerous" escalation.
Updated 31 May, 2026 10:44am
Ben Gvir urges return to full-scale war, calls for cuts to Lebanon’s electricity; Smotrich proposes strikes on Beirut.
Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am
Strikes on Harouf medical centre kill six, including paramedics; evacuation warnings trigger another wave of displacement.
Updated 17 May, 2026 08:20am
New round of negotiations between Tel Aviv and Beirut expected to be held in Washington next week.
Published 09 May, 2026 05:56am
The strikes came a day after Israel targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first bombing on Beirut’s southern suburbs since early last month.
Updated 08 May, 2026 07:51am
The situation vis-à-vis the US-Israeli war on Iran remains tense, with hostilities likely to resume if the diplomatic process fails.
Updated 04 May, 2026 08:26am
Lebanese president takes indirect swipe at Hezbollah.
Published 28 Apr, 2026 08:01am
THE fact that the truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for three weeks should be welcomed. But there...
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:10am
Israel claims killing of six Hezbollah fighters; group downs Israeli Hermes 450 drone.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 07:57am
Rights groups demand accountability, say intentional targeting of civilians is illegal.
Updated 24 Apr, 2026 07:42am
Amal Khalil was a veteran correspondent for Al-Akhbar and had consistently produced field reports from south Lebanon.
Published 23 Apr, 2026 08:15am
Envoys’ meeting in Washington aims to extend ceasefire, halt Israel’s demolitions; Beirut sees extension as first step to talks.
Updated 23 Apr, 2026 07:31am
Lebanese PM says country needs €500m to address humanitarian fallout.
Updated 22 Apr, 2026 07:56am
Two soldiers will receive 30 days of military detention and will be removed from combat duty.
Published 22 Apr, 2026 12:01am
Hezbollah vows to bring down "arbitrary boundary" through its resistance.
Updated 21 Apr, 2026 07:55am
Deployment line on the map runs 5-10km deep from the border into Lebanese territory, where Israel says it plans to create a so-called buffer zone.
Published 20 Apr, 2026 12:07am
Deadly Israeli strikes were reported up to the final few minutes before the midnight Thursday deadline agreed upon by the two governments.
Published 18 Apr, 2026 11:30am
Many of the displaced people AFP spoke to had no idea what had happened to their homes, which they hastily fled amid Israeli strikes.
Published 17 Apr, 2026 02:39pm
