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Israel Bombs Beirut for First Time Since Ceasefire

Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, marking the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last month, in a major escalation that threatens to unravel the fragile truce between the two sides.

Latin Times

The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war

A U.S. fighter jet on Wednesday fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, the U.S. military said

The Independent UK

Israel Strikes Beirut After Almost a Month, Says It Targeted Hezbollah Commander

Israel carried out its first attack in Beirut after almost a month amid a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the IDF said in a statement on Wednesday.

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The leadership lessons forged in Beirut are exactly what business leaders need as the assumptions underpinning decades of growth come apart simultaneously.

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Lebanon detains ex-Palestinian envoy at Beirut airport on corruption charges

Lebanese authorities have detained the former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon on corruption charges

The Independent UK

Lebanon families face second displacement amid ongoing warnings

Families displaced from southern Lebanon set up tents again in Beirut after renewed Israeli warnings.

Euronews

The buzz that never leaves Beirut: Life under the shadow of Israeli drones

INDEPENDENT ARABIA: Fida Mikdashi reports on the psychological impact of Israeli drones in the Lebanese capital, which locals refer to as ‘the buzz’

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Is this what war looks like now?

Before the war on Gaza, the seed of Israel’s strategy of wholesale destruction was planted in a 2006 war on Lebanon. Today, the playbook repeats itself

The Guardian - US

Macron urges Israel to withdraw from Lebanon as Salam calls for €500m in aid

French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris late on Tuesday, with both leaders using the meeting to push for stability in southern Lebanon and to rally support for a country reeling from weeks of war.

Radio France Internationale

Civilians count costs of war as they return to southern Lebanon

People displaced by weeks of airstrikes have begun returning to Beirut and southern Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold on Friday. Residents described scenes of destruction and fears of further conflict as they arrived home.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron says fragile Lebanon ceasefire 'may already be undermined'

A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah – which took effect at midnight on Thursday after weeks of escalating cross-border fighting – risks collapsing, French President Emmanuel Macron warned, after reports of violations in southern Lebanon.

Radio France Internationale

US-brokered 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon goes into effect

Trump extended an invitation to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold the first direct meeting at that level in decades.

Euronews

Hezbollah's leader urges Lebanon to walk away from Israel talks

Hezbollah’s leader Naim Kassem said the Lebanese government should walk away from direct negotiations with Israel

Evening Standard

Hezbollah official says group will not abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks

Israel and Hezbollah have fought multiple wars since the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group was formed in the 1980s as a guerrilla force fighting against Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon at the time.

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The Independent UK

Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US

A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese militant group will not abide by any agreements made in upcoming direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in the United States

The Independent UK

A baby born in a Beirut displacement camp now struggles to survive

A newborn baby struggles in a tent along Beirut’s waterfront

The Times of India

'To preserve security & unity of people': Lebanon PM postpones US visit amid Israeli strikes

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has postponed his US and UN visit due to "current internal circumstances" and security concerns. This comes amid rising tensions, with Iran warning Beirut against sidelining Hezbollah in talks with Israel. Israeli strikes continue, complicating regional stability efforts despite a ceasefire push.

The Independent UK

Lebanese bury 13 officers killed by Israel as grief and rage surge ahead of talks in the US

Mourners in Lebanon are burying 13 state security officers killed when Israeli airstrikes hit their office headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh

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A Syrian man buries his wife and 4 children killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

A Syrian man has buried his wife and four of his five children after Israeli strikes hit Beirut earlier this week

The Guardian - AU

‘There’s people dying for your petrol’: while Israel bombs Beirut, Lebanese Australians feel outrage and fear

Religious and community leaders are urging the Australian government to take a harder stance on Israel as it continues to bombard Lebanon

The Independent UK

Israeli strike kills Lebanese security forces as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire ahead of talks

Tensions have escalated between Israel and Hezbollah, with intensified attacks on Friday

Radio France Internationale

Israeli society has 'allowed trauma to take over' and 'cares only about revenge'

While a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding, Israeli strikes on Beirut threaten to derail it and widen the current conflict. Indirect talks under Pakistani mediation begin on Friday, giving both sides 15 days to try to reach a lasting truce. Israeli writer and academic Dror…

The Times of India

‘Classes will go on as education is only way forward’: Beirut professor who witnessed Wednesday’s intense bombings

DEHRADUN: Some of the heaviest Israeli bombing since the latest round of attacks began on March 2 hit Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday, and a professor at the country’s only state-run university told TOI from Beirut that teachers and students had decided to keep education going by…

International Business Times UK

Panic in Beirut Restaurant After Largest Israeli Airstrikes So Far – Viral CCTV Footage Shows Chaos

CCTV footage captures the panic in a Beirut restaurant during Israel's largest airstrikes on Lebanon, highlighting the impact on civilians

The Independent UK

AP reporter describes intense Israeli attacks that stunned Beirut

An AP reporter describes how Israel's massive bombardment of Beirut stunned the city

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