The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Lebanon: Beirut’s southern suburbs bombarded by Israeli strikes

New Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, flattening buildings and deepening fears of wider war as Israel–Hezbollah clashes intensify.

Euronews · Mar 17

UAE briefly closes airspace after reporting new wave of attacks as Iran war rolls into its 18th day

Early attacks were traded as the US and Israeli war on Iran pushed through into day 18. The UAE reported that its air defences were working to intercept Iranian fire as Israel announced new strikes on Tehran and expanded operations targeting Iran’s Lebanon-based proxy, Hezbollah.

Euronews · Mar 17

The Latest: UAE briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran

State media in the United Arab Emirates reports that a drone attack sparked a fire at an oil tank farm in the emirate of Fujairah

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Entire families wiped out and towns emptied as Israel’s war on Lebanon intensifies

Communities displaced and destroyed while death toll rises faster than during any previous war in Lebanon

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14

'We all need solidarity': volunteers mobilise to help Lebanon's displaced

Hundreds of thousands have been displaced in Lebanon as Israel orders swathes of the country to evacuate amid its bombing campaign against Hezbollah in the south. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, local NGOs are doing what they can to help.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 14

War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis

Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Israel issued mass evacuation orders and ramped up its airstrikes on the militant group Hezbollah

The Independent UK · Mar 14

'We're caught between Israel & Hezbollah': Beirut prof who lost 2 colleagues in bombing, on war’s toll

Two professors were killed in a bombing at Beirut's Lebanese University, leaving faculty like Habib Al-Badawi deeply shaken. He described daily life on campus as overtaken by anxiety, with routines fraught with uncertainty due to the ongoing conflict. Despite the immense psychological toll, he noted people finding ways to support…

The Times of India · Mar 13

Thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut urge disarming Hezbollah

Residents in Beirut reported thousands of leaflets dropped over several neighborhoods, calling on Lebanese people to remove the weapons of Hezbollah and warning against turning Lebanon into an arena for Iran’s proxy forces.

Euronews · Mar 13

The Latest: US hits Iran with intense strikes as Iranian air campaign drives oil prices higher

As American and Israeli strikes pound the Islamic Republic and Iran attacks Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure with no sign of an end to the war, oil prices have soared back above $100 a barrel

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Photos of a central Beirut district struck by Israeli bombs

Israel's military bombed a busy residential and commercial district in central Beirut after issuing a warning for residents to evacuate, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites. The strikes hit a building in the Bashoura district twice, in the closest attack to downtown since the start of the war on Iran…

The Independent UK · Mar 12