Fighting occurred on two fronts on Sunday when Israel attacked what it said was a Hezbollah “command center” in the Lebanese capital. The attacks on Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed group of trying to assassinate him by attacking his residence. With the intensification of Israeli … Read more
Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying the vast underground network in Gaza. They are now focusing on dismantling tunnels and other hideouts belonging to Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. Scarred by the deadly Hamas attack on Israel last year that sparked the war in gazaIsrael says it intends to avoid a … Read more
AITOU, Lebanon — Elie Alwan didn't hesitate when he learned that a friend's family was living on the streets after fleeing southern Lebanon amid Israeli bombing. He moved the family (Shiites from the village of Aitaroun) to their home in Aitou, a hillside village in the Christian heartland of the country's north. He went to … Read more
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say Israeli forces fired on one of their positions in the south in a “direct and apparently deliberate” attack that damaged a watchtower. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that its peacekeepers near Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon observed an Israeli Merkava tank “firing on … Read more
Qatar's emir called for a ceasefire in Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon and stressed the importance of establishing a Palestinian state at a meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium. The 27-nation EU is seeking to work more closely with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – which brings together Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, … Read more
Tensions rise as Israel continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza – CBS Information / Watch CBS News Israel continued attacks in both Gaza and Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon. Deborah Patta reports. Be the first to know Receive browser notifications about … Read more
Key events Show only key events Lively JavaScript to use this function Peacekeepers in Lebanon 'increasingly in danger', UN says U.N. peacekeepers chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the security council that the safety of more than 10,400 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon was “increasingly endangered” and that operations were virtually halted. They had been detained since the … Read more