Lebanon

Lebanon’s towns emptied, families devastated as Israel-Hezbollah conflict intensifies

Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have displaced over 800,000 people, destroyed homes, and disrupted communities as the UN appeals for $325 million in humanitarian aid to support affected civilians.

Lebanon claims Israel's strike on country's south kills 11 medics as tensions in West Asia escalate

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic, Lebanese health authorities said Saturday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah's leader said his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel.

Iran War Day 13: Drone attack in Dubai, fuel tankers hit in Bahrain and more

The Iran war continues to unfold on Day 13 across West Asia. Gulf countries such as Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia continue to fend off missile and drone attacks from Tehran. But the fighting has also moved to the waters — the Islamic Republic has attacked multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Al-Qard al-Hassan: Inside the Hezbollah-linked finance group targeted by Israel and US

Amid the Iran war, Israel struck a building in Lebanon’s Beirut, housing a branch of Al-Qard al-Hassan. This financial institution, set up in the 1980s, is a ‘central element in financing Hezbollah’s terrorist activities’

Iran war: A look at the rising death toll across West Asia

Israel and the US attacked Iran on February 28, following which Tehran launched retaliatory attacks against neighbouring nations housing American bases. Countries like the UAE and Lebanon, among others, have been affected due to the constant firing. While Iran has reported more than 1,200 casualties, Israel states that 13 people have been killed

Was Lebanese top security official’s disappearance a covert Israeli operation?

A retired Lebanese top security official was abducted last December, with his family pointing fingers at Israel. It is believed that retired General Security Directorate Captain Ahmed Shukr was transported to Israel in an intelligence effort to obtain information on a pilot, who went missing in Lebanon 40 years ago

16 killed in Israeli air raid in Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies

Israel's military carried out an airborne operation that dropped troops into a town in eastern Lebanon overnight, residents and Lebanese state media said on Saturday, as heavy Israeli strikes on the area left more than a dozen people dead. 

Lebanon bans Hezbollah military activity, cites action ‘outside the law’ amid Israeli strikes

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam rejected any military actions launched from Lebanese territory “outside the framework of its legitimate institutions” and affirmed that decisions of war and peace rest exclusively with the state

Why is Israel attacking Lebanon amid war with Iran?

Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon mark a major escalation as Hezbollah opens a new front in the ongoing Iran war. Triggered by the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the conflict has collapsed the 2024 ceasefire, drawing Lebanon into a widening regional crisis

Israel bombs Beirut as Hezbollah launches drones and rockets at Haifa amid Iran war

Israel bombed Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, just hours after Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, launched rockets and drones towards the Jewish nation.