Israel threatens to destroy more Lebanon bridges as crisis mounts

Threat comes as Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon expands, spurring more fear, displacement and deadly attacks.

Israel strikes over 3,500 Lebanon targets in month with 1,000 militants dead: military

The Israeli military said Friday it had struck more than 3,500 targets across Lebanon in the month since fighting with the Hezbollah militant group began. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 after Iran-backed Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel to avenge the US-Israeli attack that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel has responded with massive strikes across Lebanon and a ground offensive. The Israeli military said on Friday it had killed about 1,000...

By Agence France-Presse

Strikes hit Lebanon as Israel vows to occupy swathe of south after war

Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut's main airport road on Tuesday, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the current war against Hezbollah has ended. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports from Tyre, Lebanon.

By FRANCE24

War crimes complaint filed in France over 2024 deadly Beirut building strike

A complaint filed in France seeks a war crimes investigation into an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment building that killed seven civilians, including the parents of a French-Lebanese artist, hours before a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in November 2024.

By RFI

Israeli occupation of south Lebanon 'very dire', says MP

A Lebanese MP has described the Israeli military's occupation of southern Lebanon as "very dire".

Lebanese artist files war crimes complaint against Israel over death of parents in Beirut - report

Cherri, described by Deadline as "one of Lebanon’s best-known contemporary artists," has had his work featured in several prominent galleries, including the Guggenheim.

Lebanese PM decries Israel’s ‘far-reaching’ occupation goals

• Salam calls Lebanon ‘a victim of war’; condemns Tel Aviv’s ‘dangerous talk’ of buffer zones • 18 European nations demand Israel halt its military campaign, respect Lebanon’s sovereignty BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared on Thursday there was no end in sight to Israel’s devastating war on his country, a sentiment echoed by 18 European nations who jointly demanded an immediate halt to the Israeli military aggression that has displaced one million people in just one month. A...

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Israel says over 3,500 targets struck in Lebanon

The Israeli military reports it has struck over 3,500 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the month since fighting began, causing significant casualties. Read More: https://punchng.com/israel-says-over-3500-targets-struck-in-lebanon/

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