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Sir Keir Starmer urged citizens to leave ‘while commercial flights are available’ from Lebanon

Israel has activated a strategy to decapitate Hezbollah by taking out its top military commanders, including Ali Karaki, head of the Lebanese group’s southern front. An Israeli strike targeting Karaki this week put a spotlight on a shadowy figure within Hezbollah’s ranks, but experts are not convinced by Israel’s strategy…

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Lebanon says only US can end conflict, as Hezbollah confirms death of Ibrahim Qubaisi in Israeli attack on Beirut

Lebanese armed group confirms death of Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi hours after Israel said he was targeted in air strike.

People around the country speak of their fear, their tension and their yearning for home.

Israeli military airstrike in south Beirut targets and kills senior Hezbollah figure, escalating tensions in the region.

Lebanese families have been fleeing the country’s south in the thousands amid escalating tensions and an Israeli bombardment that has so far killed hundreds.

As Israel’s strikes rained down, tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in search of safety