Thursday, October 09, 2025

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October 1, 2024 11:55 AM

UN peacekeepers patrol southern Lebanon – what is their mandate?

United Nations peacekeepers were deployed to patrol Lebanon's southern border with Israel in 1978 after Israel invaded south Lebanon. The mandate for the operation - known as the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon or UNIFIL - is renewed annually by the 1...

September 30, 2024 2:58 PM

Which countries have pledged aid to Lebanon as conflict worsened?

Israeli attacks on the Hezbollah group in Lebanon have killed more than 1,000 people and wounded 6,000 in the past two weeks, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Around a million people have fled their homes seeking safety in other parts of L...

September 29, 2024 2:27 PM

Israel pounds Lebanon, pressuring Hezbollah after killing its leader

Israel struck multiple targets in Lebanon on Sunday, pressing Iran-backed Hezbollah with more attacks after it struck a huge blow by killing the group's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The Israeli military said the air force had "struck dozens of He...

September 27, 2024 10:20 PM

Netanyahu tells UN: Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel's attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech on Friday (September 27) as hopes faded for a ceasefire that could head off an all-out regio...

September 27, 2024 4:02 PM

Israel to continue ceasefire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says

Israel will continue to discuss ceasefire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Washington warned that further escalation would only make it harder for civilians on both sides to return home. I...

September 27, 2024 11:17 AM

US diplomacy in Mideast falters as clock ticks down for Biden

U.S. efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire remain stalled after nearly a year of fighting. Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack Red Sea shipping. And now, despite intense U.S.-led diplomacy, the Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens to flare into ...

September 26, 2024 10:01 PM

Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again

Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the U.S. and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war. An Israeli ...

 

Last updated on: 9th Oct 2025