The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

The assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in September sent shock waves through the Middle East and beyond. Nasrallah had evolved into the very embodiment of Hezbollah over his 32 years in charge, and had established himself as a key figure in Iran’s so-called axis of resistance.

The strike, which Hezbollah said was retaliation for one in Beirut that killed 22 people, is the deadliest since Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon. Plus, trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year

The group, proscribed as terrorists by the west, hands out food, cash and medicines to people displaced in the conflict

After hitting UN peacekeepers, military claims without evidence that Hezbollah is using ambulances for fighters.

France, Italy and Spain say Israel’s ‘unjustifiable targeting’ of UN base is a ‘serious violation’ of international law

Animal rights activists are risking their lives in Lebanon to rescue cats, dogs and other animals harmed by Israeli airstrikes

Exclusive: Strike that killed 22 is first time US-made munition confirmed to have been used in attack on central Beirut since 2006

Evacuation of Turkish citizens and foreign-born spouses from war-torn Lebanon amid Israeli airstrikes, with over 1,400 casualties and a million displaced. ...

Two evacuation ships have docked at the Turkish port of Mersin, bringing Turkish citizens and their families back from Lebanon amid an escalation of the war in the Middle East, this time between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah