The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Abbas Nilforoushan, a top commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force foreign operations arm, was killed on September 27 alongside Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Lebanon's Hezbollah, in an Israeli strike on south Beirut.

The potholed streets of the Lebanese capital, sometimes plunged into darkness at night due to regular state power outages, were already busy before the displacement crisis sparked by the Israel-Hezbollah war.

Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported

Lebanese state media say Israeli jets have struck Beirut's southern suburbs early Wednesday for the first time in six days

Israeli military targets Hezbollah's 'strategic weapons' in Beirut, taking precautions to avoid civilian casualties. US expresses concerns about the impact...

Israeli airstrikes resume in Beirut's southern suburbs targeting Hezbollah stronghold, causing destruction and displacement.

Hezbollah vows to fire more rockets until Israel stops air strikes and ground invasion in Lebanon.

US opposes Israel's Beirut bombings, citing civilian toll. Biden admin shifts stance, emphasizing humanitarian concerns.

The assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in September sent shock waves through the Middle East and beyond. Nasrallah had evolved into the very embodiment of Hezbollah over his 32 years in charge, and had established himself as a key figure in Iran’s so-called axis of resistance.