Capital of Lebanon; a city at the center of regional conflict and resilience.
A fire caused by a short circuit at Burundi's military ammunition depot in Musaga led to explosions, killing at least two residents and causing widespread panic. The incident occurred in a densely populated area, with authorities urging calm and caution as investigations continue.
Israel launched strikes on Iran's nuclear sites and towns near its nuclear facilities, prompting Iranian missile retaliation. The US has threatened to destroy Iran's power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, while regional tensions and energy market disruptions intensify.
Since early March 2026, Israel has launched intensified airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, killing over 2,000 people and displacing more than one million. Israeli forces are encircling and assaulting the strategic town of Bint Jbeil. Hezbollah continues rocket attacks into northern Israel. Lebanon and Israel have held preliminary talks in Washington to seek a ceasefire.
Lebanese Christians marked Easter Sunday under fire, with ongoing clashes and Israeli air strikes causing shortages and displacement. Aid deliveries to border villages were canceled due to shelling, and residents refused to evacuate, emphasizing their attachment to their land amid ongoing violence.
Israeli forces have launched strikes in Beirut, targeting Hezbollah military sites. Over 300 people have been killed, with many casualties in residential and commercial districts. The strikes follow recent escalations amid ongoing tensions with Hezbollah and Iran-backed forces.
Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in renewed fighting that has killed dozens in Lebanon and continues to push civilians from affected areas; a US-brokered truce has been extended, with casualties and strikes reported across Beirut, Nabatieh and Deir Qanoun al Nahr.
Israeli forces have continued their bombardment of southern Lebanon, targeting multiple locations and engaging in ground combat with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil. The conflict has resulted in over 2,000 deaths since March, with displacement exceeding one million. Tensions are rising as Israel aims to encircle Hezbollah strongholds and expand its military presence.
Israel and Lebanon have held direct talks in Washington for the first time in 43 years, aiming to disarm Hezbollah and establish peaceful relations. Despite a US-Iran ceasefire, Israel has refused to withdraw troops from southern Lebanon and continues strikes. Hezbollah and Iran reject negotiations without a ceasefire, while Lebanon demands an end to hostilities first.
Israel launched its largest coordinated attack in the current conflict, targeting over 100 Hezbollah sites across Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley. The strikes caused civilian casualties and damage, with Israel asserting military objectives while Lebanon reports dozens killed and hundreds wounded. The ceasefire does not apply to this front, complicating efforts to de-escalate.
Israel has launched over 100 airstrikes across Lebanon, killing at least 203 people and injuring more than 1,000. The strikes target Hezbollah sites but have hit densely populated residential areas, causing widespread civilian casualties and displacement. The conflict continues to escalate with no ceasefire in sight.
In a rapid, coordinated strike, Israel has hit Beirut and other Lebanese areas, with over 100 targets struck in less than 10 minutes. At least 300-plus people have been killed, including many civilians. Residents describe scenes of destruction and fear, with a mass displacement risk and concerns about further attacks.
Kenjo, nine months pregnant, has given birth in a tent near Beirut during ongoing Israeli attacks. She and her family face severe shortages of maternal care, infant formula, and basic needs, highlighting the humanitarian crisis affecting over 13,500 pregnant women displaced in Lebanon. The UN warns access to healthcare remains critically limited.
Lebanese authorities report over 50,000 housing units damaged or destroyed during recent Israeli attacks. Despite a 10-day ceasefire, Israeli forces continue demolitions and land control in southern Lebanon. Displaced residents are cautiously returning, but fears of renewed hostilities persist. Diplomatic talks are set to resume, with Lebanon seeking an extension of the truce.
A new memoir by Rachel Goldberg-Polin recounts the two-year aftermath of her son Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s abduction and death after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. The book details her family’s search for information, the grief of losing Hersh, and their ongoing advocacy amid a protracted conflict.
The IPC analysis shows 1.24 million Lebanese face food insecurity at crisis levels due to renewed conflict, displacement, and soaring prices. The war between Israel and Hezbollah has displaced over 1.2 million, damaged farmland, and pushed farming costs higher, threatening agricultural livelihoods and livelihoods alike.
Israel has struck Hezbollah-held southern Beirut suburbs, killing a senior Radwan commander, while U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks are being scheduled in Washington for mid-May. Lebanon has urged a full halt to Israeli attacks before high-level meetings, and the ceasefire that began in mid-April has been strained by continued strikes and exchanges in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese security agencies have detained former Palestinian ambassador Ashraf Dabbour upon arrival in Beirut, citing an Interpol Red Notice tied to corruption allegations. He faces questions and potential extradition issues as Lebanon navigates Palestinian governance links and its own judiciary.
Since mid-April's US-brokered ceasefire, Israel has continued air and drone strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon and near Beirut while Hezbollah has been firing explosive drones and rockets at Israeli forces. Lebanese authorities have reported rising civilian casualties and infrastructure damage as US-facilitated Israel–Lebanon talks proceed in Washington (25 May 2026).
US and Iranian forces have exchanged strikes in and around the Strait of Hormuz over the past week, with Washington saying its warships were targeted and responding by striking Iranian military sites. Iran has accused the US of attacking an oil tanker and other vessels. The UAE reports intercepting missiles and drones and Lebanon has reported civilian deaths in related regional strikes.
Hezbollah has declared that its weapons are an internal Lebanese matter and not part of upcoming talks with Israel, even as two days of Washington-hosted negotiations aim to address the latest fighting and broader relations between the two states. The group says it will turn the battlefield into hell for Israeli forces if hostilities continue, while signaling willingness to cooperate with the Lebanese government on five core demands. Talks in Washington are set to resume this week, with indirect and direct formats debated amid continuing clashes.
Palestinian Fatah has begun its 8th General Conference with around 2,580 delegates across Ramallah, Gaza, Cairo and Beirut to elect the Central Committee and Revolutionary Council, amid questions about succession to President Mahmoud Abbas and the movement’s future.
Israeli strikes have killed at least seven Palestinians in Gaza City and earlier strikes have killed nine in separate raids, medics and hospitals have reported. Egypt has restarted mediator talks in Cairo over the fragile ceasefire, while indirect negotiations on disarmament and troop withdrawals have stalled.
Fatah has held its eighth General Conference and has re-elected Mahmoud Abbas as movement chair while voters have elected a new Central Committee. Marwan Barghouti has topped the vote, Majed Faraj and Jibril Rajoub have won seats, and Yasser Abbas has secured a place on the Central Committee.
Lebanese President Aoun has urged reaching an end to the Lebanon-Israel war, saying he is prepared to "do the impossible" to stop the fighting. Health authorities report the death toll in Lebanon has neared 3,000, with ongoing Israeli strikes, evacuations, and Hezbollah operations continuing in south Lebanon and northern Israel amid a 45‑day ceasefire extension.
The war surrounding Iran continues with US-Iran talks in Qatar and Pakistani mediation intensifying efforts to end the conflict. Iran’s negotiators have met with Gulf allies while Washington has carried out self-defence strikes in southern Iran. A potential memorandum of understanding aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and freeze certain sanctions while negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program proceed.
Israel has escalated its offensive in southern Lebanon, with airstrikes killing dozens, mass displacement orders, and threats of further heavy retaliation. The clash polarises regional diplomacy as Washington seeks to broker a broader deal with Iran, while Lebanon and Hezbollah resist Israeli occupation and pursue withdrawal. A cabinet dispute in Jerusalem signals divergence over response tactics, even as the conflict widens.
The Israel-Hezbollah conflict has intensified with Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon amid a renewed ceasefire and negotiations in Washington. Hezbollah is engaging with drone and rocket attacks, while evacuation warnings and civilian displacement increase in Nabatieh and other towns. The United States and Iran are pursuing a broader deal as clashes continue near the Lebanon border.
As Eid al-Adha begins, displaced Gazans, Iranians facing inflation, and West Bank families coping with displacement and violence are contending with high meat and goods prices, driving hardship and altered celebrations amid ongoing conflicts and sanctions.
Markets swing as the Iran-Israel tension escalates, with oil prices rising and equities erasing earlier gains. Investors monitor the Strait of Hormuz and policy responses as energy and tech sectors brace for impact.
President Trump has threatened to "blow up" Oman if it collaborates with Iran to control or charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway must remain open and uncontrolled. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned he will target anyone facilitating tolls, and the State Department has amplified the president's remarks.
Israel has intensified strikes in Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure while expanding ground operations. The clashes have killed dozens and prompted evacuation warnings as regional diplomacy negotiates an uncertain ceasefire amid U.S.-Iran talks.
The Times of Israel reports that Trump frames a potential Iran deal as superior to 2015 terms, promising verification and a long-term settlement. Israel has fire exchanged with Iran but both sides say they will hold fire; Vance says the US aims to ensure Iran does not obtain a weapon.
The United States and Iran have moved toward a 60‑day ceasefire extension and a reopening of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump still weighing the framework. Negotiators are hashing final points on Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and enrichment, while allied actions in Lebanon, Gaza and Kuwait continue to shape the broader conflict.
Israeli forces have crossed the Litani River and are operating across southern Lebanon, including Beirut and the Beqaa Valley, in a widening campaign against Hezbollah. Airstrikes continue in Lebanon amid evacuation warnings for southern towns. The conflict has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands, with U.S.-brokered talks in Washington seeking ceasefire progress.
The United States has attacked Iranian sites, while Iran suspends indirect talks in response to Israel’s widening operations in Lebanon. Israel has issued displacement orders around Beirut and southern Lebanon as warplanes strike targets, including a hospital in Tyre. Civilians bear the brunt as casualties mount.
The US-brokered talks seek a broader ceasefire after recent Israeli strikes into Lebanon and Hezbollah attacks. Trump has publicly urged restraint while signaling possible concessions, as Lebanon, Israel, and Hezbollah navigate renewed hostilities amid US-Iran tensions.
President Donald Trump has confirmed he angrily confronted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent phone call over Israel's strikes in Lebanon, saying he told Netanyahu to stop. Trump has insisted the pair still have a strong relationship while US-mediated talks with Iran are continuing and fighting in Lebanon remains active.
Diplomacy has produced a limited agreement under which Israel has agreed not to strike Beirut's southern suburbs and Hezbollah has agreed to restrain attacks on northern Israel, but air strikes and cross‑border clashes have continued in southern Lebanon and elsewhere. Negotiators are meeting in Washington while Iran ties the wider US ceasefire talks to Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon remain locked in renewed hostilities after cross-border strikes, while U.S. President Trump announces a de‑escalation effort. Hezbollah and Israeli forces are exchanging fire as diplomacy unfolds in Washington and Beirut.
Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines remains under scrutiny as a safety audit probes pilot concerns about flying near conflict zones and wage-driven incentives. Regulators say compliance is intact, while pilots flag risks amid broader regional turbulence.
The Gulf confrontation tightens as Tehran and Washington exchange strikes while negotiators wrestle with the future of ceasefire talks. Trump says negotiations are continuing and could yield a deal, while Iran warns of a full-scale resumption of war if Beirut is attacked.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed, in US‑mediated talks in Washington on 4 June 2026, to implement a ceasefire contingent on a "complete cessation" of Hezbollah fire and the removal of its operatives from southern Lebanon; both sides have agreed to create Lebanese army "pilot zones" and to meet again the week of June 22.
Ceasefire negotiations in the Lebanon-Israel front have stalled after Hezbollah rejects a US-backed pact, insisting on Israel's withdrawal. The flare-up has displaced over a million people and kept northern Israel on alert as regional powers push for de-escalation.
In the past 48 hours President Trump has pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid retaliatory strikes in Lebanon and Iran while negotiating a possible deal with Tehran. Israeli strikes on a Hezbollah target in Beirut provoked Iranian missile fire, and Trump has warned Netanyahu that unilateral escalation would risk dragging Israel into a wider war and could leave it isolated.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged Iran to refrain from interference and pushed Hezbollah toward diplomacy, saying the conflict with Israel requires a negotiated settlement. Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon as a US-brokered truce process unfolds amid ongoing clashes and casualties.
Lebanon is moving forward with a broad amnesty law that would replace death sentences, reduce life terms, and free thousands of detainees, including those held for long periods without trial. The measure faces opposition from families of slain soldiers and some lawmakers as debates reflect deep sectarian tensions and the country’s political bargaining.
Lebanese army says two officers and a soldier have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle on the Khardali‑Nabatiyeh road. Israel says the vehicle was moving toward its forces and that Hezbollah was preparing to fire. The attack comes as regional ceasefire efforts continue under US mediation; Lebanon reports broader Israeli strikes and Hezbollah retaliation.
Lebanon has begun rehabilitation on a second airport in Akkar with aims to be operational in weeks and full service by November 2026. Officials say the project will create jobs in a poor province; the airport could host flights to Mersin, Istanbul and Dubai, with plans for further destinations.
Iran has launched missiles at Israel in what it calls a warning after Israel attacked Beirut; Israel intercepts most missiles but warns the defense is not hermetic. The exchanges come as the US and Iran discuss a ceasefire extension in the region, with tensions rising across Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.
Countries have resumed attacks in the Middle East after weeks of uneasy calm. Iran has halted offensive strikes against Israel, while Israel is striking Hezbollah in Lebanon and continuing operations in Iran earlier in the day. The United States has urged restraint as talks toward a broader peace deal face renewed strain.