The Latest Breaking News from Naqoura

Israel’s plan to expand Lebanon ground campaign fuels fears of prolonged occupation

Israeli defence minister says IDF instructed to destroy ‘terror infrastructure’ in southern villages

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16

Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli drone explosion in southern Lebanon

Lebanese army says two other personnel wounded after crashed Israeli drone explodes during inspection in Naqoura area.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025

Israel ‘just wanted to destroy’ in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire

In Naqoura, returning townspeople are saddened and perplexed by the ferocity of seemingly pointless destruction.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025

UNIFIL Peacekeepers In Lebanon Injured By Rocket Attack

Eight Austrian UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon sustain minor injuries from a rocket likely fired by Hezbollah. Incident at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura.

Top News · Oct 29, 2024

Israeli forces again target UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

Two wounded in attack on UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura a day after two Indonesian peacekeepers were injured.

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2024

Hezbollah And Israeli Forces Clash Near Lebanon's Border Town

Hezbollah fighters clash with Israeli military near Naqoura in southern Lebanon, raising concerns about potential conflict escalation.

Top News · Oct 9, 2024

‘Everyone is leaving’: bombardments drive tens of thousands from southern Lebanon

Israeli and Hezbollah forces exchanging almost daily fire across boundary zone, say observers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

Lebanon Accuses Israeli Gunboats of Violating its Territorial Waters

The Lebanese army said on Sunday that Israeli gunboats violated Lebanese territorial waters several times on Saturday in an area opposite Ras Naqoura near the border between the two countries, an accusation Israel denied. The statement said there were four violations where gunboats entered several hundred meters inside Lebanese waters…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 16, 2022

'Naqoura Tunnel' a New Conflict Issue between Lebanon and Israel

A new point of border conflict was added on Monday to the Lebanese-Israeli file after a pro-Hezbollah caretaker minister included the so-called “railway tunnel” established by the English army in the forties between Lebanon and Palestine, to the lingering border dispute between the two countries. Caretaker Minister of Public Works…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 18, 2022

Lebanese Protest Israel Vessel at Karish Gas Field

Hundreds of people and several lawmakers protested Saturday in southern Lebanon against Israel moving a gas production vessel into an offshore field partly claimed by Beirut. The demonstration comes just days before the US envoy mediating maritime border talks between the two neighbors is expected in Lebanon, and after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 11, 2022