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Buildings destroyed during an Israeli military operation in southern Lebanon, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Aziz Taher PARIS, April 30 - The Israeli military warned residents of eight Lebanese towns outside of the "buffer zone" to leave their homes immediately on Thursday ahead of strikes. The "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon was occupied by Israeli troops before a ceasefire that was announced earlier this month but has failed to fully halt hostilities. More than 2,500 people h

PARIS, April 18 — The Israeli military said it carried out aerial and ground strikes in southern Lebanon after identifying what it described as several incidents in which militants violated the ceasefire by approaching areas near Israeli troops. In a statement, the military said the militants approached from the north toward what it referred to as a “Yellow Line,” a term it mentioned publicly for the first time. The 10-day ceasefire agreement announced by U.S. President Donal

PARIS, April 18 — A French soldier serving with the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon was killed and three others were injured in an attack on Saturday morning, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron identified the soldier as Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment from Montauban. “Everything suggests that responsibility for this attack lies with Hezbollah,” Macron said in a social media post. France is demanding that Lebanes

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer RIYADH, April 17 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Israel's military told residents of southern Lebanon early Friday to remain north of the Litani River, as its forces held their positions in the country despite a ceasefire taking effect. Arabic-language military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that the deployment was a response to ongoing Hezbollah militant activity, whic

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer WASHINGTON, April 16 — A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could be extended by mutual agreement, while Israel retains the right to take what the United States described as necessary self-defense measures during the truce. The six-point memorandum of understanding is due to take effect at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday. The statement describes the initial ceasefire as a gesture int

SPA RIYADH, April 16 — Saudi Arabia welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to a statement carried by the Saudi foreign ministry. The kingdom also praised what it described as the positive role played by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese government headed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. In its statement, the foreign ministry renewed Saudi Arabia’s support for the Lebanese state in s

RIYADH/BERLIN, April 14 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease hostilities in Lebanon and open direct peace talks with the Lebanese government, a German government spokesman said on Monday. Merz told Netanyahu in a phone call that Hezbollah should be disarmed and that the conflict should be resolved through political means, spokesman Stefan Kornelius said. The German chancellor also voiced "grave concern" over developments

GIORGIA MELONI | INSTAGRAM ROME, April 9 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that Israel must halt its military escalation in Lebanon and guarantee the safety of U.N. peacekeepers after Israeli forces fired warning shots that damaged an Italian convoy serving with UNIFIL, drawing sharp condemnation from Rome. Meloni told parliament that Italy supported Lebanon's territorial sovereignty and efforts to disarm Hezbollah, while al

Macron attends a meeting of France's defence and security council in Paris, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool PARIS, April 8 - French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran on Wednesday but said the situation in Lebanon remained critical, urging that Beirut be included in any broader arrangement tied to the pause in hostilities. Macron raised the issue at the opening of a defence meeting with advisers and cabinet members, a

Beirut, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir RIYADH, April 8 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Several Iranian media outlets reported on Wednesday that a ceasefire had been breached by Israel, warning of a possible response if military operations in Lebanon continue. Tasnim news agency, citing an unnamed source, said Iran would withdraw from the ceasefire agreement if attacks on Lebanon persist. It added that Iranian armed forces were identifying targets in response to

JERUSALEM, March 29 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel would widen its invasion of southern Lebanon, as Israeli forces continued operations against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group. Netanyahu said Israel would expand what he called the “existing security strip” in Lebanon. “We are determined to fundamentally change the situation in the north,” he told reporters during a visit to northern Israel. He added that Hez

BEIRUT, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Two journalists were killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, while Israel’s military said one of them, Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, had been targeted over alleged links to Hezbollah. Israel did not provide evidence for the claim. Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said Shoeib was killed in the strike, while Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV said its reporter Fatima Ftouni was also killed in the same attack. The Isr

Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon and urged the Israeli military to halt large-scale strikes amid the escalating conflict with Hezbollah. Macron said the Lebanese government had signaled its willingness to engage in direct discussions with Israel and urged Israel to seize the opportunity to launch talks and pursue a ceasefire. “All components of the country must be represented in

Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — An Israeli strike hit a health care center in the village of Burj Qalaouiyah in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, killing 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses who were on duty, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The death toll was preliminary as rescue teams continued searching for missing people, the ministry said. In a separate incident hours earlier, another Israeli strike on the southern village of Souaneh killed two paramedics and w

A plume of smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Haret Hreik neighborhood on March 4. Ibrahim Amro/AFP via Getty Images Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — UNICEF said Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed more than 10 children per day since the escalation of hostilities earlier this month. At least 83 children have been killed since Israel launched strikes in Lebanon after the Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired projectiles into Israe

A general view of Beirut's southern suburbs appearing without electricity, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, on Saturday. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters RIYADH, March 8, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — At least four people were killed and ten others wounded after an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut, Reuters reported, citing Lebanon’s health ministry. The strike targe

A fireball ascends from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday. AFP/Getty Images RIYADH, March 7, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — At least 294 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel began strikes on the country on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday. More than 1,000 people have also been wounded during the same period, according to the ministry. Lebanese authorities earlier reported that dozens were killed during overnight

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, on Friday. Hussein Malla/AP RIYADH, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The Israeli military said it has struck more than 500 targets across Lebanon, including major cities and population centers, as fighting continues in the region. The Israel Defense Forces said it has carried out 27 waves of strikes against the Dahieh area in southern Beirut, which it described as a Hezbollah stronghold. The military s

Riyadh, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Israeli military ordered people living in dozens of villages in southern Lebanon close to the border with Israel to evacuate and move “immediately” north of the Litani River. The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson warned people on X that moving south of the river would endanger their lives, according to the message. The area south of the Litani River runs largely along the border with Israel. The Lebanese government has