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current regional situation". Araghchi is expected to return to Islamabad after visiting Oman, according to Iranian state media. Elsewhere, at least four people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
current ceasefire holds. ## In Israel - An Israeli military official said the army remained on high alert and was monitoring the situation after the US destroyed Iranian boats and shot down missiles. ## In Lebanon - Lebanese President
southern Lebanon by Israel's current invasion.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3002x3000+916+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Ff9%2F92385639419cb4885ce9c3a893ac%2F20260325-dsc1308.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) Abbas Araghchi
southern Lebanon. Israel’s defence minister insisted that the IDF was not withdrawing from the country and that military action could resume. Iranian state television quoted a senior military official saying commercial vessels would
current two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire, mediated by Pakistan, expires Wednesday, April 22. News images showed crowds celebrating in parts of Lebanon and thousands of displaced families began returning to their homes Friday, even
situation in Lebanon as Beijing assumed the council’s rotating presidency for May. He observed that a genuine ceasefire did not exist in Lebanon, describing the current state of conflict as merely a “lesser fire
currently occupying dozens of villages in southern Lebanon and preventing thousands from returning home. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in April that Israeli forces “are remaining in Lebanon in a reinforced security buffer zone
current ceasefire with Iran expires next week. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Friday night, asked by a reporter what he will do if there's no deal before the ceasefire expires, Trump said
southern Lebanon. Hezbollah is Tehran’s most powerful ally in the region and a central part of its [“axis of resistance”](/video/start-here/2024/11/11/irans-axis-of-resistance-explained-start-here), a network of armed groups across the Middle East aligned with Iran against
situation between the U.S. and Iran.  Commuters drive past a giant
southern Lebanon, would be interpreted as a further provocation by many in Lebanon, analysts said. “The sight of President Aoun shaking hands with Netanyahu would have very negative ramifications in Lebanon,” Nicholas Blanford, a nonresident
situation the country had been trying to avoid: legitimising the link between Iran and the Lebanese theatre of operations," Shirit Avitan Cohen of the popular right-wing daily Israel Hayom wrote this morning. "Yesterday, Hezbollah
current situation”. “Giorgia Meloni doesn’t want to help us in the war. I’m shocked,” Trump said. “Do people like the fact that your president isn’t doing anything
current ceasefire looms. The US vice-president will travel with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law – though Iran’s president warned there remained a “deep
situation becomes clearer. In a separate statement, the militant group said any ceasefire must apply across Lebanese territory and warned that any continued Israeli presence would leave Lebanon with the right to resist depending