9 articles tagged with #Lebanon
ConflictIsraeli PM Netanyahu has vowed to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, with the Israeli military confirming active operations against the armed group. The declared goal is to crush the organization outright.
ConflictHezbollah launched drone strikes at Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Israel carried out airstrikes and issued new displacement orders, with the fragile ceasefire between the two sides continuing to deteriorate.
ConflictMore than 1.2 million civilians have been displaced in Lebanon since war erupted in late February, with thousands of pregnant women and new mothers forced to give birth in makeshift camps, according to France 24.
ConflictIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to attack Hezbollah 'vigorously' in Lebanon, even as a ceasefire between the two sides was extended by three weeks and six people were killed in strikes.
ConflictA UN report has raised concerns that Israeli military attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket fire into Israel may both have violated international humanitarian law.
ConflictA Hezbollah lawmaker has declared the group "firmly rejects" the extended Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, according to CBS News, as the United States and Iran remain in a tense confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz.
ConflictLebanese president and prime minister accused Israel of a war crime after an airstrike killed journalist Amal Khalil, 42, in the Israeli-occupied south of the country.
PoliticsThe US is pressing Israel to de-escalate tensions before Lebanese and Israeli delegations meet in Washington, DC, next week, a Lebanese official told Al Jazeera.
ConflictLebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday, making it the deadliest day since a ceasefire was announced on April 16 to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
