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The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire in war with Hezbollah

Israel's army had warned people to evacuate parts of a suburb in the Lebanese capital ahead of attack

Evening Standard

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

Plumes of smoke rise from suburb of Dahiyeh in Lebanese capital after airstrike threatens fragile truce

The Guardian - UK

Israel bombs Beirut in first strike since November ceasefire

The strike was in retaliation for rockets fired at northern Israel

The Independent UK

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Israel Hits South Lebanon After Threatening Beirut Over Rocket Fire

Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon Friday after its defence minister threatened Beirut over new rocket fire, rattling an already fragile truce that largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.

International Business Times

Macron hosts Lebanon's president, reiterating French support for 'sovereignty'

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, in Paris on Friday, a visit he says signals France's full commitment to Lebanon's "recovery" and "sovereignty". The country's new government is facing a crippling economic crisis, as well as the need to rebuild after the recent Israeli-Hezbollah war.

Radio France Internationale

Lebanese President Heading To France On First Europe Visit Since Election

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits France on Friday, his first trip to a European country since his January election and as Paris pushes Beirut for long-demanded political and economic reforms.

International Business Times

Father’s ‘honour’ to serve with son on peacekeeping mission

Battalion Sergeant Major Paddy Enfield from Co Donegal has completed tours in Lebanon over the last three decades.

The Independent UK

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Defence Forces offer olive branches to ‘keep peace, not enforce it’

Camp Shamrock is nestled among the hills of southern Lebanon.

The Independent UK

Irish peacekeepers facing aggression in south Lebanon amid conflict

Lieutenant-Colonel Shane Rockett, commander of the 125 Infantry Battalion at Camp Shamrock, said the situation is the worst he had seen.

The Independent UK

Lebanese ministers offer ‘assurance’ to Harris over Irish soldier death

Ireland’s deputy premier raised the case of Private Sean Rooney in a meeting with ministers ahead of a visit to troops currently serving in Lebanon.

Evening Standard

Ireland increases aid to Lebanon

Ireland will double its local community funding in Lebanon, the country’s deputy premier has announced.

Evening Standard

Irish deputy premier to reaffirm ‘unwavering commitment’ to UN Lebanon mission

Simon Harris is visiting Lebanon this week against a backdrop of heightened tensions with Israel.

The Independent UK

Delay in trial over peacekeeper’s death in Lebanon ‘not acceptable’ – Harris

The Tanaiste is to visit Irish peacekeeping troops in the country.

Evening Standard

Ireland’s deputy premier to highlight memory of peacekeeper during Lebanon trip

Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris will highlight Private Sean Rooney who was killed in the region in 2022.

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

Syria after Assad: why many Syrian refugees aren’t returning home

When news of Bashar al-Assad’s downfall broke on December 8 2024, 13 years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Syrians around the world rejoiced.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon-Syria border clashes reflect new realities on the ground

Clashes along the Lebanon-Syria border drew armies, threaten Damascus and Beirut’s state-building projects.

Al Jazeera

Senior Hamas leader among 23 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza

Hamas says the death of Salah al-Bardawil will fuel the ‘battle of liberation and independence’ in Gaza.

Euronews

Israel launches dozens of strikes on Lebanon after Hezbollah targets it

Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire.

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International Business Times

Girl Among Two Dead As Israel Strikes Lebanon After Cross-border Rocket Fire

Israel conducted deadly strikes on Lebanon Saturday in response to a rocket attack from across the border, as militant group Hezbollah denied responsibility for the launch.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon warns of ‘new war’ as death toll from Israel strikes rises

At least seven people killed across Lebanon in the largest Israeli escalation since the November 27 ceasefire.

The Guardian - UK

Deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

Hamas leader in Khan Younis among 19 dead from Gaza bombing, while Iran-backed rebels in Yemen fire missile at Israel

The Independent UK

Israel strikes targets in Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire

Two dead and eight hurt by strikes arond Lebanese border in latest action of ‘endless war’

The Independent UK

Israel warns of severe response to strikes from Lebanon after vowing to intensify operations in Gaza

Israel says it will respond “severely” to an attack from Lebanon after rockets were fired into northern Israel, a day after it vowed to increase the intensity of its operations in Gaza

International Business Times

Israel Reports Rocket Fire From Lebanon, Warns Of Severe Response

Israel threatened a severe response to three rockets it said had been fired from Lebanon Saturday, prompting the Lebanese prime minister to warn the country risked being dragged into a "new war".

The Independent UK

UN refugee agency says Cyprus still pushes back migrant boats, Cyprus insists agency has it wrong

Cyprus and the United Nations agency for refugees are clashing over allegations that the east Mediterranean island nation continues to engage in so-called pushbacks against migrant boats departing from neighboring Syria or Lebanon

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