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How Lebanon and Iranโ€™s war of words became backdrop for latest Israel war

Iran had warned that talks could be stopped and attacks would resume if Israel continued to hit Lebanon.

Iran fires missiles at Israel after Beirut attack โ€˜crossed all red linesโ€™

Iran's IRGC says the barrage of missiles is 'a warning' to Israel amid its ongoing siege of Lebanon.

Iran threatens US interests and Israel after strike on Beirut

Iranโ€™s chief negotiator warned on Sunday that an Israeli strike on south Beirut and the continuing US blockade of Iranian ports would trigger retaliation. Israel struck Beirutโ€™s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a US request not to attack Lebanonโ€™s capital. Lebanonโ€™s state-run national news agency said two people were killed and 11 wounded in a preliminary count. Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would...

Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce

Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered "in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory".

Does Israel really think it can get rid of Hezbollah in Lebanon?

Itโ€™s hard to assume that โ€˜anything positiveโ€™ for Lebanon can come from its talks with Israel, argues analyst Imad Harb.

Iran war live: Israel kills Lebanon general, Pakistan urges end to war

Israeli forces kill three high-ranking Lebanese soldiers as Arab nations condemn Iran's attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.

Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill 10 people, including high-ranking soldiers

The deaths include a brigadier general, a captain and a soldier killed while travelling on the Khardali-Nabatieh road.

Lebanon and Israelโ€™s perpetual war machine

Why Lebanon remains central to Israel's multi-front wars.

Iran war live: US says Iranian drones shot down, radar sites attacked

The United Nations reports that 1.4 million people are in need of aid in Lebanon amid Israel's attacks on the country.

Is the latest US ceasefire deal for Lebanon meaningless?

Israel and Hezbollah continue fighting after truce announcement.

Video shows moment Israeli air strike hits car in southern Lebanon

Video shows the moment when journalist Abbas Fakih was reporting in Nabatieh, Lebanon and an Israeli air strike hit.

Gaza, Iran, Lebanon: If ceasefires are in place, why do strikes continue?

International law sets rules for ceasefires, but who enforces them when violations continue? Three experts explain.

Israel maintains attacks despite US-brokered deal with Lebanon

The Israeli army also issues new forced displacement orders for several towns and villages in southern Lebanon.

UN boosts Lebanon aid appeal as Israeli war drives humanitarian crisis

The UN says it needs nearly $640m to help Lebanon over the next six months.

Iran war day 98: Tehran raises doubts on deal as Lebanon fighting continues

Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire, while Hezbollah rejects deal as death toll tops 3,500.

Lebanon latest: Hezbollah rejects US plan as Israel continues attacks

Al Jazeeraโ€™s Obaida Hitto has the latest from Lebanon where a new diplomatic push has done little to quell violence.

Lebanonโ€™s latest truce: What is different from the April agreement?

The ceasefire's prospects appear uncertain before its implementation has even started.

Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon

The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.

Iran war day 97: Tehran says no progress in talks; Israel attacks Lebanon

Israel carries out drone attacks on Lebanon after agreeing to renew ceasefire as Tehran defends attacks on Gulf nations.

Iran war live: Tensions simmer after latest US-Iran clashes in Gulf

Lebanon's Health Ministry reports that 3,516 people have now been killed by Israeli attacks on the country since March.

Israelโ€™s decades-long history of invading Lebanon

Israel has invaded Lebanon for the sixth time in 48 years. Al Jazeeraโ€™s Hala Al Shami outlines this history.

Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border

The incidents strain a partial ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Lebanese armed group on Monday.

Israeli attacks kill nine in Lebanon, reach Beirut outskirts

The attacks test a US-mediated deal to curb Israel-Hezbollah attacks, and new Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington.

Israelโ€™s invasion of southern Lebanon devastates centuries of history

From Phoenician temples to Crusader castles, heritage sites bear the brunt of Israel's expanding military offensive.

Benjamin Netanyahu faces Israeli backlash over Lebanon strategy

Hawkish voices in Israel have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of holding back on bombing Beirut.

Scene of damaged hospital after Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

Al Jazeeraโ€™s Obaida Hitto is at the scene of Jabal Amel Hospital, which was โ€˜significantly damagedโ€™ in Israeli attacks.

Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold

Israel continues its campaign in the south, though has not struck Beirut after a deal announced by the US.

Israel kills five in attacks on Lebanon after Trump announces de-escalation

The deadly attacks raise concerns about the reported agreement on the cessation of hostilities.

Iran war live: Trump talks to Hezbollah, Israel as Lebanon fighting surges

Death toll from Israel's attacks on Lebanon since March has reached 3,433, with 10,395 injured, says Health Ministry.

Trump says Israel to dial back fighting in Lebanon after Iran threatens to end peace talks

Efforts to negotiate an end to the Middle East war appeared mired in uncertainty on Monday, with Iran-linked media reporting that Tehran had suspended contact with Washington over Israelโ€™s expanding offensive in Lebanon even as US President Donald Trump insisted talks were continuing โ€œat a rapid paceโ€ and claimed to have helped broker a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The conflicting accounts highlighted the fragile state of negotiations aimed at ending more than three months of...

Israel bombs a beloved Lebanese landmark, chef Husen Fayadโ€™s restaurant

Israel destroyed Arch Almoulouk, a resort and restaurant owned by famous Lebanese chef Husen Fayad in Wadi al-Hujeir.

The largest Israeli advance into Lebanon in years

Israelโ€™s military presence in southern Lebanon has expanded dramatically.

Israeli army captures strategic Crusader-built castle in Lebanon

Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said on Sunday. The taking of Beaufort Castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, followed days of air strikes and intense fighting in nearby villages between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants. The capture marked a major Israeli advance in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, which began on March 2, when...

Israeli airstrikes devastate Lebanonโ€™s Tyre

Video from southern Lebanon shows widespread destruction after Israel repeatedly bombed the city of Tyre.

Israel seizes castle in Lebanon as it expands ground offensive

The Israeli military says everyone south of the Zahrani river should leave, after it captured the strategic Beaufort Castle.

Israel issues more displacement orders in Lebanon, seizes strategic castle

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz describes the capture of Beaufort Castle as a significant tactical victory.

Lebanese army โ€˜overly stretchedโ€™ to fight off latest Israeli invasion

Geopolitical analyst Joe Macaron says the Lebanese army is โ€˜overly stretchedโ€™ as Israeli troops expand their occupation.

Frustration in Lebanon as Israel expands invasion

Israelโ€™s ground invasion of Lebanon has moved deeper into sovereign territory, with troops crossing the Litani river.

Iran war live: Trump due to make โ€˜final determinationโ€™ on deal with Tehran

Israel pushes deeper into Lebanon just days after Israel's prime minister ordered 70 percent of Gaza to be occupied.

Netanyahu says Israeli forces have crossed Lebanonโ€™s Litani River

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had crossed the Litani River in southern Lebanon.

Israeli fighter jets strike village in south Lebanon

Video shows the moment Israeli fighter jets struck a residential building in Ain Qana village in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon Latest: Mass evacuations as Israel expands attacks

Al Jazeeraโ€™s Obaida Hitto brings you the latest from southern Lebanon amidst increasing Israeli attacks.

Defiant Lebanese families refuse to leave Tyre after homes bombed

Families in the Lebanese city of Tyre saw their homes destroyed by Israeli bombs just hours after they were ordered evac

Strikes kill family of 6 after Israel declares south Lebanon โ€˜combat zoneโ€™

Several members of a family were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Thursday, health authorities said, as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah continue to escalate despite a ceasefire. Six people were killed in a strike south of the coastal city of Sidon in the morning, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The dead included two children as well as their mother and father, it added. The state news agency NNA reported that the victims were a family displaced by the...

How War Changed Eid in Lebanon

After nearly three years of war and displacement, Eid in Lebanon no longer feels like celebration for many families.

Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel

Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel's soldiers and civilians.

Israel hits Lebanese capital in 'targeted strike'

Beirut had until now largely been spared even as both Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of breaking last month's ceasefire.

Israel intensifies attacks on southern Lebanon, killing at least 16 people

Southern Lebanon empties out under bombardment as Red Cross warns of worsening crisis.

Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon โ€˜a combat zoneโ€™, imperilling ceasefire

Israelโ€™s military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it would act โ€œwith great forceโ€ against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the zone. The militaryโ€™s statement, posted on X, โ€Œappeared to signal further escalation after more than 120 strikes on Tuesday hit Lebanonโ€™s south and east, despite a ceasefire announced on April 16. โ€œWe advise residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate to the north of the...

Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest bombing in weeks, expands ground operations

Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was deepening its operations in the country. The bombing raids further strained a ceasefire announced on April 16 that was meant to halt fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, and โ€Œcame as Iran said the United States had violated a separate truce by striking...

Israel โ€˜intensifiesโ€™ attacks in Lebanon killing at least 31 people

At least 31 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon.

Iran war live: Israel kills 31 in Lebanon; Tehran blasts US truce violation

Lebanon's Health Ministry reports that Israeli attacks have killed 3,213 people and injured 9,737 since March 2.

Aftermath of deadly Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon

New videos show widespread destruction in Maarakeh following deadly Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon.

Lebanon latest: Netanyahu vows escalation against Hezbollah

Al Jazeeraโ€™s Obaida Hitto brings you the latest from southern Lebanon amidst increasing Israeli attacks.

Israelโ€™s occupation of Gaza, Lebanon, Syria extends beyond what maps show

Findings show Israel holds 1,000sq km of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria under direct military rule.

Eleven killed in Lebanon village as Israel intensifies strikes

Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" Hezbollah.

Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon village kill at least 12 people

Attacks hit the village of Mashghara in the Bekaa Valley late Monday as Israel intensified its assault across Lebanon.

Netanyahu vows to โ€˜smiteโ€™ Hezbollah with โ€˜overwhelmingโ€™ force

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to โ€˜smiteโ€™ Hezbollah with โ€˜overwhelmingโ€™ force.

Israel steps up Lebanon strikes as Netanyahu escalates offensive

The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to โ€œcrushโ€ Hezbollah. The air strikes come as the United States and Iran seek to finalise the terms of an agreement to end the Middle East conflict, which could include the Lebanon front, where Israel and Hezbollah have waged war since March 2. Despite a ceasefire that came into effect on April 17, Israel and Iran-backed...

Israel to intensify Lebanon offensive in bid to โ€˜crushโ€™ Hezbollah

PM Netanyahu said Israel will 'intensify' strikes, while the Israeli military said it was attacking the armed group.

Lebanon marks Liberation Day under Israeli bombardment

People in Lebanon have gathered to observe Liberation Day.

In Lebanon, everything and nothing has changed since 2000

A local war has gone regional, drawing in Iran and the US, but its root cause is unchanged: Palestine.

Subdued Lebanon Liberation Day celebrations under new Israeli occupation

Twenty-six years after Israeli forces were driven out of southern Lebanon, fears of a new occupation have emerged.

Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon, amid fresh evacuation orders

Israel's attacks in southern Lebanon are expanding despite supposed ceasefire.

Funerals for medics killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon

Funerals were held for paramedics killed by two Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday.

Israel attacks southern Lebanon and near Syrian border despite โ€˜ceasefireโ€™

People in southern Lebanon are living under "psychological terror" from Israeli air attacks and displacement orders.

Iran war live: Tehran says diplomacy continues but no deal yet with US

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 3,111 people since March 2, with 9,432 injured: Health Ministry.

Israeli attacks kill several in Lebanon, with health workers targeted

More than 400 people have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect in mid-April.

Lebanonโ€™s economy struggles under renewed war and global fuel crisis

Lebanon's ongoing war and financial crises threaten to render the nation economically unviable, experts warn.

Displaced Lebanese woman bakes 3,000 loaves daily for war-hit community

Soubhiye Zeiter vowed to feed people affected by war even after being displaced from her home.

Iran war live: Tehran says no surrender to US, diplomacy โ€˜wiserโ€™ than war

Israeli attacks have killed 3,073 people across Lebanon since March, according to Lebanese Health Ministry.

At least 22 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in 24 hours: Ministry

Lebanon death toll since March 2 has reached 3,042, according to the country's Health Ministry.

Renewed Israeli attacks kill 7 in Lebanon as death toll exceeds 3,000

Attacks come days after Lebanese and Israeli officials agreed to extend a ceasefire by 45 days.

Iran war day 80: Trump issues warning; Tehran ready to confront aggression

The fear of renewed US strikes in Iran looms while Israeli attacks continue in Lebanon despite extended 'ceasefire'.

Israel launches strikes on southern Lebanon despite extending โ€˜ceasefireโ€™

Al Jazeeraโ€™s Obaida Hitto reports from Tyre in southern Lebanon on the latest Israeli strikes in the region.

Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 7 as Hezbollah condemns talks

Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a โ€œdead endโ€. The health ministry published a โ€œpreliminary tollโ€ for Israelโ€™s strikes on Sunday, with three people killed in the town of Tayr Felsay, including a child, and two killed in the town of Tayr Debba, including another child. It said 11 people were wounded in...

Israel kills at least five in Lebanon after โ€˜ceasefireโ€™ extended

At least five people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on several locations in southern and eastern Lebanon.

New wave of Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite ceasefire

New wave of Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite ceasefire

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon continue despite โ€˜ceasefireโ€™ extension

Despite Lebanon and Israel extending the ceasefire deal for another 45 days, Israel continues to bomb Lebanon.

Iran war live: Lebanon, Israel extend truce; Tehran ready for more US talks

Lebanon's Ministry of Health said Israeli attacks have killed 2,951 people since March 2, with at least 8,988 wounded.

Israel kills seven in Lebanon as direct talks continue in US for second day

Delegations meet in Washington as Lebanon demands an end to Israeli attacks and occupation of its territory.

Two killed as Israel ramps up southern Lebanon attacks ahead of US talks

Lebanon and Israel are expected to hold talks on extending the ceasefire in Washington.

Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel

Despite continuing Israeli attacks and occupation, many people in the south still believe the armed group is the only force capable of defending them.

Funeral held for two Lebanese paramedics killed in Israeli attack

Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of two Lebanese paramedics killed by an Israeli strike

12 killed by a series of Israeli strikes on cars in Lebanon

A series of Israeli strikes on vehicles in Lebanon killed at least 12 people, including a woman and her two children.

Israeli strikes on cars in southern Lebanon kill 12, health ministry says

Two children are among those reported dead after seven cars were struck in separate attacks south of Beirut.

Israeli military kills six in Lebanon, issues more displacement threats

The deadly air attack comes just days before Israeli and Lebanese officials are due to meet in Washington.

Israeli attacks kill at least four in southern Lebanon

Israeli strikes follow forced displacement warnings for nine towns in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Israeli killings in Lebanon rise: Is even the pretence of a ceasefire over?

Israel and Hezbollah have increased their attacks on each other, despite official ceasefire.

Iran war live: Trump slams Tehranโ€™s reply; Israel kills 2 medics in Lebanon

US president says Tehran's response 'unacceptable', as Iranian military warns it is ready if US-Israel war resumes.

Israeli weapon fires tiny metal cubes into people in Lebanon, like Gaza

Tiny tungsten cubes from Israeli bombs are causing devastating internal injuries to people in Lebanon.

Medics among 51 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in past 24 hours

Israeli attacks are intensifying in southern Lebanon, with 552 killed since the 'ceasefire' started on April 16.

Stories of those killed in a single day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Israeli strikes have killed at least 39 people in a single day of attacks across Lebanon during a so-called โ€˜ceasefire.โ€™

Iran war live: IRGC warns US against attacks on ships; Israel bombs Lebanon

US-Iran ceasefire holds as Tehran warns Washington against attacks on tankers and Israel kills 24 people in Lebanon.

Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39

Israel and Hezbollah have continued to trade fire despite a ceasefire deal being announced last month.

Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 19

No letup in Israeli attacks despite a US-brokered ceasefire, with a new round of talks expected next week.

Iran war live: US expects Tehranโ€™s reply to peace deal; โ€˜clashesโ€™ in Hormuz

Israel killed 31 people in southern Lebanon on Friday, including a rescue worker, Lebanon's National News Agency said.