Middle East

On Thursday, the IDF said its forces fired artillery and carried out air strikes against targets in southern Lebanon. It added that it had fired at suspects after spotting activity at a Hezbollah weapons facility, and vehicles arriving in several areas, which it said breached the ceasefire. Lebanon accused Israel …

On Tyre’s beachfront, a yellow banner with a Hezbollah logo was put up next to one of many residential buildings hit. It said, “Made in USA”, in reference to the bombs that were probably used in the attack. As the pause in the fighting held, residents returned to badly damaged …

But there are some in these northern communities who have refused to evacuate during almost 14 months of war, staying on in abandoned towns that were regularly hit by Hezbollah rockets and missiles. Chris Coyle, originally from Edinburgh, is one of only four residents left in his apartment complex in …

In Lebanon, more than one million people were displaced, mostly from Shia Muslim areas in the south, the eastern Bekka Valley and Dahieh in Beirut – which are essentially controlled by Hezbollah, the powerful militia and political party supported by Iran. They started to return despite warnings from Israeli and …

Just like Hezbollah’s surviving leaders, their patrons in Iran also wanted a ceasefire. Hezbollah needs a pause to lick its wounds. Iran needs to stop the geostrategic bleeding. Its axis of resistance is no longer a deterrent. Iran’s missile attack on Israel after Nasrallah’s assassination did not repair the damage. …

25 year-old Rayane Salman describes how she and her parents lost their home and possessions in an Israeli air strike. Source link

Families are beginning to return to their homes in Lebanon, after Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hezbollah. Israeli troops began a land invasion of Lebanon almost two months ago, in response to almost a year of rocket attacks from Hezbollah. BBC Arabic’s Rami Ruhayem has been to Dahieh, in southern …

Footage shows crowd celebrating the newly reached ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Sidon, Lebanon. Elsewhere, in Tel Aviv and Beirut, people shared mixed feelings of relief and doubt as they reacted to the news. Follow live updates on this story What we know about the ceasefire deal Questions …

The agreement largely tracks UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. Under resolution 1701, areas south of the Litani should be free of any armed personnel or weapons other than those of the Lebanese state and the UN peacekeeping force (Unifil). But both …

Israel has launched extensive air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs after its military issued evacuation orders in the area. The attacks come as Israel’s security cabinet meets to discuss a potential 60-day ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon. At least seven people have been killed in Tuesday’s strikes, while many …

Early in the war, as food became increasingly scarce, desperate Gazans were sometimes seen stealing from incoming aid lorries. Soon, cigarette smuggling became a huge business with gangs holding up convoys at gunpoint after they arrived from Egypt’s Rafah crossing and, after this shut in May, Kerem Shalom. A cigarette …

Sunday saw around 250 projectiles fired into Israel from Lebanon, with most intercepted, while the Israeli Air Force has continued to carry out air strikes on suspected Hezbollah positions and weapons stores in Beirut and elsewhere. The deal would include an increase in the presence of the Lebanese army in …

Egyptian authorities say rescuers have found survivors after a tourist boat with 45 people on board sank in the Red Sea. A distress signal was received at 05:30 local time (03:30 GMT) from the 44m-long (144ft) Sea Story, which left port near Marsa Alam on Saturday for a diving trip …

Following reports of heavy fire from Lebanon, Israel’s police said it had received reports of rocket debris falling in the Tel Aviv area. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a direct hit on one neighbourhood had left “houses in flames and ruins”. Rockets fell in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, …

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are investigating the disappearance of an Israeli-Moldovan dual national in the UAE. Zvi Kogan, an envoy of the Orthodox Jewish organisation Chabad, has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister’s office said. Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad is conducting an “active investigation” and …

Hamas claimed that communication with the woman’s captors had recently been restored after several weeks, leading to the discovery of her death. Abu Ubeida, spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said another female hostage who the woman was held with had been injured and that her life was …

A massive Israeli strike has flattened a residential building in centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The eight-storey structure was completely destroyed without warning, as people were sleeping in the capital’s densely-populated Basta district, the BBC’s Hugo Bachega said. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 60 …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a major offensive against Hezbollah in September, carrying out air strikes and also sending troops into southern Lebanon. The hostilities escalated after the Iran-backed Hezbollah fired repeated salvoes of rockets into Israel in solidarity with Hamas, the Palestinian group that carried out the deadly …

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed “profound indignation” over the news and said such attacks were “unacceptable”. The latest attack is the third to hit Unifil’s base in Shama in a week. On Tuesday, Unifil said the base was damaged by rocket fire likely from “non-state actors”. It said Friday’s …

Last month Lord Hermer told the BBC he would not allow political considerations to influence his conclusions if the ICC were to issue an arrest warrant. “My advice [on an arrest warrant for Mr Netanyahu] would be legal advice, based on analysis of the law,” he said. “It’s not for …