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Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blast

Hamas and Hezbollah officials say top Hamas official Saleh Arouri has been killed in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb

The Independent UK

Survivors of Israel’s siege of Beirut see history repeating itself in Gaza

Residents of Beirut see parallels with Israel’s tactics 42 years ago and today’s campaign on the Palestinian enclave.

Al Jazeera

Why Hezbollah and Israel haven't plunged into all-out war

The Iran-backed Lebanese militia and Israeli forces have been fighting across their border since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, but analysts say they want to avoid a war.

WEKU

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Hamas is now recruiting in Lebanon. What will that mean for Hezbollah?

Mainstream Lebanese politicians have criticised the Hamas move. But it will likely help Hezbollah.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas Conflict: New Truce Deal Elusive; Hamas Claims Hostage Killed In Rescue Attempt

On Day 63 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, fire exchanges have intensified further in Israel's northern border with Lebanon even as the Israeli army moves deeper into Khan Yunis to hunt down Hamas' top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

International Business Times

Five grassroots climate justice movements COP28 could learn from

From Pakistan to Paraguay, these campaigns are trying to bring out changes in communities at front line of the crisis

Al Jazeera

Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon kills 2 journalists of a pan-Arab TV station, official says

A Beirut-based pan-Arab TV station says an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon has killed two of its journalists who were covering the violence along the Lebanon-Israel border

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Israel-Hezbollah fighting forces people in southern Lebanon to flee violence — again

Thousands of villagers living along the border with Israel have been evacuated to Tyre, 50 miles south of Beirut. Their escape is a reminder of the cost of the war in Gaza, even far from its borders.

WEKU

2026 World Cup qualifier: Football ‘can bring joy’ to Lebanon amid Gaza war

Lebanon and Palestine meet in the UAE for a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier as war rages in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Beirut: Hadsel review – joyously positive healing hymns

The ‘unfathomable beauty’ of a remote Norwegian island has inspired Zach Condon to create a triumphant celebration of life

The Guardian - UK

Relief in Lebanon as Hezbollah’s Nasrallah holds off on wider Israel war

Many in Lebanon are worried about the prospects of a broader confrontation with Israel amid the war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Thousands gather for Hezbollah leader’s first speech on Israel-Hamas war – and hear little but threats

Many across Lebanon had been fearful of the escalation the address could bring, reports Abbie Cheeseman from Beirut

The Independent UK

Protests in Lebanon express frustration at international support for Israel

Demonstrators rallied outside the French embassy in Beirut to call for support for Palestinians under threat in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon fears regional war as Hezbollah-Israel fighting intensifies

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati warns ‘chaos could engulf’ the region if his country enters the Israel-Hamas war.

Al Jazeera

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‘It’s scary’: Israel war fears batter Lebanon’s struggling economy

Cafe footfall is down 80 percent; tourism has crashed and airlines are cutting flights even before Lebanon enters a war.

The Guardian - UK

Fear and defiance in Lebanon as the threat of new war opens old wounds

In a crowded suburb of Beirut, some are praying to be spared a war with Israel spilling over from Gaza, as others prepare to join the Hezbollah ‘resistance’

The Independent UK

Is it safe for Americans to travel right now amid ‘worldwide advisory’?

Latest government advisory warns all Americans to exercise caution when travelling anywhere in the world – and specifically not to travel to Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon

The Independent UK

Is it safe to visit Lebanon? Foreign Office advice after US embassy in Beirut is set on fire

The US has recently warned citizens not to travel to the Middle Eastern country

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Al Jazeera

Israel’s war in Gaza revives Sabra and Shatila massacre memories in Lebanon

Survivors of the 1982 massacre by an Israel-backed militia in Lebanon say what Gaza is going through is even worse.

France 24

Hezbollah would 'prefer not to go into large-scale war' with Israel, expert says

Hezbollah could be forced into a war with Israel, but for now it’s trying to avoid any major conflict. That's the view of Ziad Majed, a professor of Middle East studies at the American University in Paris. Majed, who was born in Beirut and lived for years in Lebanon, says…

The Independent UK

40 years after Beirut's deadly Marines bombing, US troops again deploying east of the Mediterranean

Forty years after the bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the United States is again sending troops to the eastern Mediterranean as tension between Israel and Iran increases over the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Is it safe for Americans to travel right now amid ‘worldwide advisory’?

Latest government advisory warns all Americans to exercise caution when travelling anywhere in the world – and specifically not to travel to Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon

The Independent UK

Is it safe to visit Lebanon? Foreign Office advice after US embassy in Beirut is set on fire

The US has recently warned citizens not to travel to the Middle Eastern country

The Conversation

Hezbollah alone will decide whether Lebanon − already on the brink of collapse − gets dragged into Israel-Hamas war

Lebanon, which is teetering on the edge of economic and political collapse, risks becoming entangled in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

The Independent UK

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