The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

The Israeli military has hit a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs in a airstrike

Israel's early Tuesday airstrike, launched without warning, followed its first attack on Beirut since November’s ceasefire, escalating tensions with Hezbollah after recent hostilities.

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "put an end to the strikes on Gaza and return to the ceasefire" in a phone call between the two leaders on Sunday. He also called on Israel to respect the truce in place with Hamas-ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The IDF says it has expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, with troops advancing deeper into Rafah as they look to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the enclave.

Israel has launched its first major airstrike on Beirut since a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah was established in November.

An already fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be on shakier ground after rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel triggered Israeli airstrikes in the suburbs of Beirut

Israeli attack destroys a residential building in a Beirut suburb as France’s Macron decries ‘unacceptable’ strike.

The area targeted is largely residential and commercial, and is close to at least two schools, according to reports.

Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in November