Israel is renewing its assault on southern Lebanon, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force in Beirut

Escalating hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people ​to flee their homes in Lebanon, a U.N. agency said on Monday, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered a second ‌week.

Israel carried out a commando raid in eastern Lebanon to search for clues about a navigator who went missing 40 years ago.

Lebanon on Sunday said that Israeli overnight airstrikes on its capital, Beirut and places in southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people and wounded another 15. We are now closing the LIVE Blog

The previous war had been initiated by Hezbollah in solidarity with the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. This time, many Lebanese were less willing to accept Hezbollah’s decision to engage Israel.

Many people in Lebanon are fleeing their homes after Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel from Lebanon in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and Israel retaliated

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has stressed that Israeli attacks will not achieve their goals, saying Lebanon is ready to resume negotiations to halt the Israeli escalation.

A statue of St. Charbel overlooks a pond and surrounding lush scenery.(Photo: Courtesy photo) That same spirit lives today in religious women like Sister Lea Lahoud, whose vocation reflects the enduring soul of the Maronite Church.

Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana's army says.