Lebanon

Hamas says Israeli strike on Lebanon killed commander, family

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Palestinian militant group Hamas said an Israeli strike killed one of its commanders and his family in a refugee camp ...

Lebanon receives first UN aid plane since Israel escalation

BEIRUT, Oct 4: A delivery of medical supplies from the United Nations reached Lebanon on Friday, a first since last ...

Khamenei says Israel will not defeat Iran as strikes pummelled Lebanon

TEHRAN, Oct 4: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional allies will not back ...

Israel, Hezbollah in deadly battles on Lebanon border

BEIRUT, Oct 3: Israel's military said Thursday it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in an air strike on southern Lebanon, as ...

Fakhrul condemns Israeli attack on Lebanon, questions UN's effectiveness

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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday condemned and protested against Israel's attack on Lebanon.In a statement, he ...

Gaza and a ceasefire slip out of focus as Lebanon conflict rages

CAIRO, Oct 3: Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world's attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed ...

Israel says it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon border

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Israel's military said Thursday (October 3) it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in an air strike on southern Lebanon, as the ...

Israeli strikes killed 46 people in Lebanon on Wednesday: officials

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The Lebanese health ministry said late Wednesday that 46 people were killed and 85 others injured by "enemy Israeli strikes" ...

Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon

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Israeli forces battled Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon on Wednesday, with announcing the deaths of eight soldiers, its first combat losses ...

Turkey urges Israel to pull troops from Lebanon

ISTANBUL, Oct 1: Turkey on Tuesday condemned Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon as an "unlawful invasion attempt" and called for ...

Spain urges Israel to halt its ground raids in Lebanon

MADRID, Oct 1 : Israel should cease conducting ground raids in southern Lebanon to avoid an escalation of the conflict ...

Russia says Israel must withdraw troops from Lebanon

MOSCOW, Oct 1: Russia urged Israel to "immediately" pull its troops out of southern Lebanon on Tuesday, after the Israeli ...

China says it 'opposes infringements on Lebanon's sovereignty'

BEIJING, Oct 1: China said on Tuesday it opposed "infringements on Lebanon's sovereignty" after Israel said it had launched a ...

UN warns against ‘large-scale ground invasion’ in Lebanon

GENEVA, Oct 1: The United Nations warned Israel on Tuesday against a "large-scale ground invasion" of Lebanon, after the Israeli ...

Israel says launches Lebanon ground offensive, escalating conflict

BEIRUT, Oct 1: The Israeli army said it launched a ground offensive in Lebanon and that its forces engaged in ...

Israel begins Lebanon ground invasion

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Israel's widely expected ground invasion of Lebanon appeared to be getting underway early on Tuesday as its military said troops ...

Lebanon PM calls for ceasefire with Israel

BEIRUT, Sept 30: Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and ...

Lebanon urges DNA tests to identify missing in Israel strikes

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Lebanese authorities on Monday urged the families of people who went missing in Israeli strikes to conduct DNA tests at ...

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon leave 136 dead in 24hrs

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Israel’s offensive in Lebanon has claimed the lives of at least 136 people within 24 hours, as airstrikes continued into ...

105 killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday: Lebanon's health ministry

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An Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment block killed four people on Monday, a Lebanese security source said, the first ...

Iran vows response to Guards deputy commander killing in Lebanon

DUBAI, Sept 29: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that the killing by Israel of an Iranian Revolutionary ...

Israel strikes 'dozens' of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after Nasrallah killing

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Israel said on Sunday it was carrying out new air raids against "dozens" of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after killing ...

Iran supreme leader condemns 'short-sighted' Israeli policy after Lebanon strikes

TEHRAN, Sept 28: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned on Saturday what he called an Israeli "massacre" in Lebanon ...

Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Lebanon: Erdogan

ISTANBUL, Sept 28: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Israel was committing a "genocide" in Lebanon after ...

Israel ground operation in Lebanon would be 'short': Security official

TEL AVIV, Sept 27: An Israeli security official said Friday that any ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon would be ...

Lebanon facing deadliest period 'in a generation': UN

GENEVA, Sept 27: The UN said Friday that a "catastrophic" intensification of Israeli attacks targeting Hezbollah militants had left Lebanon ...

Israeli strikes kill 92 in Lebanon in past 24 hours: ministry

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Israeli strikes have killed 92 people in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said late Thursday.The ...

Netanyahu appears to downplay hopes for a cease-fire as deadly strikes continue in Lebanon

EL AVIV, Sept 26: The Israeli prime minister on Thursday appeared to downplay hopes of an imminent truce with Hezbollah ...

US, EU, Arab states call for Lebanon ‘temporary ceasefire’

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26: The United States, European Union and several Arab nations issued a joint call Wednesday for a ...

More than 22,000 flee to Syria as Israel strikes Lebanon: Syria security sources

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More than 22,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria this week via two border crossings, Syrian security sources said ...