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The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, south Lebanon

This is the fourth time Israel has attacked the Lebanese capital since the November ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Al Jazeera

Israel strikes Beirut's suburbs to target what it calls drone production

The Israeli military has struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production

The Independent UK

Hezbollah holds firm in Lebanon’s municipal elections

Establishment parties, including Hezbollah, emerge as the biggest winners in the first municipal polls since 2016.

Al Jazeera

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Are Palestinian groups in Lebanon about to give up their weapons?

For decades, Palestinian groups have retained arms in Lebanon. Now Mahmoud Abbas and Joseph Aoun say that must end.

Al Jazeera

Disarming Hezbollah is key to Lebanon’s recovery − but the task is complicated by regional shifts, ceasefire violations

Within a span of two weeks from late April to early May 2025, Israel launched two aerial attacks ostensibly targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon: The first, on April 27, struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs; the second, an assault in southern Lebanon, left one person dead and eight others injured.

The Conversation

USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by it

In a way, the requiem of a now dismantled agency that promoted U.S. security through development and humanitarian work abroad can be told through its people

The Independent UK

Turkey thwarted another attack with pagers in Lebanon last year, officials say

A daily newspaper and officials say Turkey’s intelligence service thwarted a remote attack with pagers last year in Lebanon

The Independent UK

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Seeking funds to rebuild, Lebanon government works to regain donor trust

Rebuilding is essential after Israel’s war on Lebanon destroyed swaths of the country, but will donors pay?

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah leader calls on government to work harder to end Israel's attacks on Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group is calling on the government to work harder on ending Israel’s attacks in the country a day after an Israeli airstrike hit a suburb of Beirut

The Independent UK

Smoke billows from Beirut suburbs after third Israeli strike since ceasefire

A huge plume of smoke billowed over Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israeli jets struck on Sunday, 27 April.

The Independent UK

Israel launches new airstrikes in southern Beirut targeting ‘Hezbollah missiles’

Netanyahu’s office says Israel ‘will not allow Hezbollah to grow stronger’

The Independent UK

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut suburb despite ceasefire with Hezbollah

Army spokesperson says storage sites housing militant group’s precision missiles were destroyed in Dahiyeh in south of the city

The Guardian - UK

Israel Strikes South Beirut, Prompting Lebanese Appeal To Ceasefire Guarantors

Israel struck south Beirut on Sunday for the third time since a fragile November 27 ceasefire, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to call on its guarantors France and the United States to force a halt.

International Business Times

Israel bombs Beirut; President Aoun calls for international pressure

Israel has violated the November ceasefire multiple times, attacking the Lebanese capital and the south.

Al Jazeera

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Euronews

Israeli strikes hit Beirut for the third time since November ceasefire

Israeli jets have bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. This marks the third Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was reached in November.

The Independent UK

Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs for third time since ceasefire

Israeli jets have struck Beirut’s southern suburbs in the third such attack since a ceasefire began in late November

Al Jazeera

Israeli attack kills al-Jamaa al-Islamiya leader in Lebanon

Attack on Hezbollah ally one of two deadly strikes as Lebanon PM under pressure to dismantle armed groups.

Radio France Internationale

Does Macron’s pledge on Palestine signal a return to France’s ‘Arab policy’?

As pressure mounts ahead of a key UN summit, France is weighing whether to recognise a Palestinian state – a move President Emmanuel Macron says could come within months. The two-state solution has been the guiding principle of French diplomacy in the Middle East for 70 years, and while the…

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Evening Standard

Supermarket worker caught trying to smuggle £1m cash in suitcases out of Heathrow Airport

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was about to fly to Beirut when intercepted by Border Force officers

Al Jazeera

Will US pressure tactics on Lebanon make Hezbollah disarm faster?

US pressure campaign to accelerate the disarming of Hezbollah is putting Lebanese government in a difficult position.

Radio France Internationale

Lebanon's civil war fighters working for reconciliation, 50 years on

Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupted: never again.

The Independent UK

50 years after Lebanon's civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder

What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon

The Independent UK

Lebanese judge questions former top security chiefs over Beirut port blast

Lebanon’s lead investigator into the 2020 Beirut port blast has questioned two former security chiefs, including Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who appeared in court for the first time

International Business Times

Lebanon's Civil War Fighters Working For Reconciliation, 50 Years On

Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupted: never again.

The Independent UK

US envoy visits Beirut amid pressure to control Hezbollah and assert Lebanese army authority

Senior U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus has visited Beirut amid rising tensions with Israel and U.S. pressure for Lebanon to curb Hezbollah’s influence

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