The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Recent incidents involving the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) have raised an important question. Can Israel lawfully target UN peacekeepers and premises in Lebanon, or would that constitute a war crime? To answer that question, it’s worth looking at the rules of…

Streets deserted amid attacks and evacuation orders, which critics claim are designed to provoke mass displacement

Flagrant violations of the laws of war in the escalating conflict in the Middle East are setting a dangerous precedent, aid workers in the region warn.

Israel’s military says it detained 100 suspected Hamas militants in a raid on a hospital in northern Gaza over the weekend

Israeli forces launched deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza on Monday, pressing their offensive against militants after Egypt's president proposed a two-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war.

Hamas-Israel talks on hostage release and ceasefire paused for US election outcome, focusing on Lebanon conflict and Iran's influence.

Since it began at the end of September, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon has heaped more misery onto a Middle East already overwhelmed by humanitarian catastrophe. Within Lebanon, as of 23 October 2024, more than 1.2 million people have fled their homes, and tens of thousands are now trying to flee…

Monday is the ICJ’s deadline for South Africa to prove, on paper, that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza.

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday proposed a two-day truce in Gaza and limited hostage exchange aimed at securing "a complete ceasefire" after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon-Syria border crossings disrupt refugee flow and humanitarian aid, raising concerns over worsening humanitarian crisis.