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Lebanon, Beirut’s southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley. On Wednesday, children played football while adults sat on plastic chairs around the property and chatted. This site, run by a Lebanese charity called Offre Joie
southern [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) have been attacked by Israel in under a week, wounding more than 150 people and killing nine, according to Lebanon’s ministry of health. Israel carried out an attack
southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, as its conflict with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah escalates. Benjamin Netanyahu said "terror targets" in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh would be struck in response
southern Lebanon, including on towns not mentioned in the displacement order. Since April 17, a fragile United States-brokered ceasefire has been in place between Israel and Lebanon, which was aimed at halting the violence
southern Lebanon, on Thursday. **Mohammed Zaatari/AP** Mohammed Zaatari/AP - 🎧 **There are no reliable figures on how many mines are in the Strait**, NPR's Jackie Northam tells *Up First*. She adds that they
people and wounded five, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said. Warplanes renewed their raids on the town of Kfar Remman for the second time in less than an hour, NNA added. The Israeli military
people, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett, reporting from the city of Tyre, said the attacks were carried out north of the Litani River, below which Israel has unilaterally declared
evacuated along with two of the dead, the statement added. Khalil's body was later recovered by emergency teams, according to Lebanon's civil defence agency. Al-Akhbar said in an article on her death
southern [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon), as well as Gaza and the West Bank. But while Trump is scaling back, aware of the war’s unpopularity domestically and the impact of rising inflation and oil prices
people in the country, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and displaced over 1.2 million, some multiple times. Even before the latest Israeli assault, Israel had violated the 2024 ceasefire more than
southern Lebanon, pushing operations further east. Netanyahu said Israel was continuing diplomatic contacts with the Lebanese government in parallel with its military campaign against Hezbollah, framing both tracks as part of an effort to disarm
Evacuation - Lebanon - MARCH 24, 2026-1775554735](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Evacuation-Lebanon-MARCH-24-2026-1775554735.png?quality=80) ## What has Hezbollah said? The direct negotiations to discuss a truce between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington on Tuesday did not include Hezbollah, however
evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the villages and towns by a distance of at least 1000 meters to open areas,” IDF Arabic language spokesperson, **Avichay Adraee**, said in a post
People inspect the aftermath of Wednesday's Israeli airstrikes that targeted southern Beirut's al-Rihab neighborhood, April 9. T](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2666x2666+667+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F4d%2F0f7ba9a84828baa07d0e3bcecc82%2Fgettyimages-2269887850.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/g-s1-117045/hezbollah-commander-lebanon-israel) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel
Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Gulf Arab states have suffered greatly from the war and were hit hard by Iran. Around 2 million pilgrims are currently performing the hajj in Saudi Arabia, heightening the urgency
people in Lebanon, in violation of the April [ceasefire](/news/2026/4/17/celebrations-in-lebanon-as-10-day-ceasefire-with-israel-begins). The US-Israel war on Iran spilled over into Lebanon after Hezbollah fired at Israel on March 2 in response to the killing of Iranian