Israel Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah Signals Defiance

There were few signs that either side was prepared to step back from the fighting. Israel said it struck an area south of Beirut and issued new evacuation warnings.

By Euan Ward

The Guardian view on Israel’s war in Lebanon: allies must not accept a repeat of the crimes in Gaza | Editorial

The conflict in Iran has absorbed global attention, but attacks on civilian infrastructure and occupation threats must be challenged The intense focus on Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Iran has meant scant attention paid to the Israeli war in Lebanon. Yet almost 1,100 people have now been killed there by strikes, according to the health ministry, and a fifth of the population has been displaced. When Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel shortly after the attack on its patron Iran...

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UN chief says ‘high time’ to end ‘out of control’ war on Iran

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has said that the conflict in the Middle East is “out of control”.

Iran war latest: Iranian foreign minister reiterates denial of talks with US as White House threatens to 'unleash hell'

Tehran has set out its conditions to end the war in response to a 15-point proposal from the US, Iranian state media reported. DW has the latest.

Israel’s military to occupy swathe of southern Lebanon amid widening war

Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, an area Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday described as a “security zone”, spelling out for the first time Israel’s intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a 10th of the country. At a meeting with the military chief of staff, Katz said Israeli forces would “control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani,” a river that meets the Mediterranean about 30km (20 miles) ‌north of Israel’s border. Lebanon’s...

By Reuters

What is IDF's view on pontential long-term occupation of southern Lebanon? - analysis

Is Israel prepared to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River on a long-term basis, or is its readiness to hold onto the area a temporary tactic to apply short-term pressure on Hezbollah?

UN chief warns Lebanon must not become next Gaza amid Israeli war

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that escalating clashes between Israel and Hezbollah should not push Lebanon toward the kind of destruction seen in Gaza, the Palesti...

Iran calls US proposal to end war 'unreasonable' as Israel plans to invade Lebanon

Iran has dismissed a United States proposal to end the war, as fighting spreads across the Middle East. A senior Iranian official said the demands were “extremely maximalist and unreasonable” and set out conditions that include a full end to hostilities, reparations and guarantees against future attacks, according to state media reports. The proposal, described as a 15-point framework, was delivered through Pakistan and includes a 30-day ceasefire and limits on Iran’s nuclear and missile ...

Zionist entity to occupy south Lebanon up to Litani, Katz says - Kuwait Times

Zionist entity to occupy south Lebanon up to Litani, Katz says  Kuwait Times