The Latest Breaking News from Joseph Aoun

Lebanon’s president and prime minister say their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed in an economic crisis and struggling to recover from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war

Israel warned ‘there will be no calm in Beirut’ after launching the largest attack on the city since the ceasefire.

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

A Lebanese local official says an Israeli drone targeted employee working at water well in violation of ceasefire deal.

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

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.

President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon must not be used as a launchpad for instability or be dragged into unnecessary wars.

At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday

There is increasing pressure for the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah to disarm

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

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.