Israeli forces have launched limited incursions in Lebanon, the United States said on Monday, while Lebanon's national army, dwarfed by Hezbollah's military power, was "repositioning" troops farther from the border, said a military official.

Updating its damage assessment, the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) said very high-resolution imagery collected on September 3 and 6 showed a clear deterioration. "This analysis... shows that two-thirds of the total structures in the Gaza Strip have sustained damage," UNOSAT said.

While Israeli defense minister indicates imminent ground invasion of Lebanon speaking to his country's troops, Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Iranian people through a video saying that change will "come a lot sooner than people think"

Families should head to centers affiliated with the Judicial Police "to conduct DNA tests", the police said in a statement. The drive is to help families of those who went missing following the Israeli aggression on Lebanon.

Israel hit a Beirut apartment block on Monday, killing three members of a Palestinian armed group in its first strike on the city centre since the outbreak of the Gaza war last year.Israel has turned its focus from Gaza to Lebanon in recent days, carrying out attacks on Iran's regional allies....

Nicosia, Cyprus - Israel and Lebanon's Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb, have been sworn enemies for decades.Here is a history of their long conflict:1982: Israel invades Lebanon; birth of HezbollahHezbollah -- the "Party of God" -- was...

Israeli fighter jets pounded parts of Lebanon and a drone attacked a Sunni neighborhood in central Beirut killing dozens across Lebanon and injuring more than 500 people. Saudi Arabia expresses "great concern".

Israel has been planning for months to kill Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in south Beirut. Reports say Israeli PM approved the killing from his New York hotel while he was visiting UN annual meetings.

The World Food Program says it had launched an emergency operation to provide meals for one million people affected by the escalating conflict in Lebanon, calling on the international community to mobilize US$105 million to fund the operation.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that "the estimated number is very high and may reach one million" -- which would amount to roughly a sixth of Lebanon's population. "It is the largest displacement movement that may have happened... in Lebanon," he said.

Widely seen as the most powerful man in Lebanon before his death of Friday, Nasrallah was the face of Hezbollah and Israel's arch-nemesis for more than 30 years.

Rarely seen in public, Nasrallah enjoyed cult status among his supporters and was the only man in Lebanon with the power to wage war or make peace.

Washington, United States - President Joe Biden ordered US forces in the Middle East to be adjusted "as necessary," the White House said Friday, after Israel launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Hezbollah's headquarters."He has directed the Pentagon to assess and adjust as necessary US force posture...

The demonstrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities were responding to a call by authorities on Wednesday to demonstrate in support of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon "and to condemn the barbaric crimes of the Zionist regime in Palestine," the official IRNA news agency said.

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell voiced regret Friday that no power, including the United States, can "stop" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he appears determined to crush militants in Gaza and Lebanon.

The strikes were by far the largest in scale. Iran embassy in Lebanon warns that the strikes 'change the rules of the game'.

"There will be no ceasefire in the north. We will continue to fight against the Hezbollah terrorist organization with all our strength until victory and the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X.

While international pressure on Israel for ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza intensifies, Netanyahu refuses to slow down military operations. Lebanese authorities say 1,540 people have been killed and 5,410 wounded in the ongoing hostilities over the past 11 months.

International calls for restraint mounted Wednesday after Israel's army chief told soldiers to prepare for a possible ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon amid fears of all-out war in the Middle East.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel's military operations against the Iranian-backed militia would not stop until northern residents displaced...

Israel's army chief told troops on Wednesday to be prepared for possible entry into Lebanon as Israeli fighter jets bombarded targets in north, east and south of Lebanon. More than 90,000 people are displaced within Lebanon, says United Nations.

United Nations "member states should take urgent action to establish an independent inquiry into violations during the current hostilities", said Lama Fakih, HRW's Middle East and North Africa director

Biden also pushed again for an elusive ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, telling the global body it was time to "end this war." Mediator Qatar accused Israel of obstructing talks, with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani saying "there is no Israeli partner for peace" under the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Top United Nations officials have expressed deep concerns over the violent Lebanon-Israeli situation that has resulted in the deaths of more than 500 people on the sidelines of UN General Assembly events. The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell warned "We are almost in a full-fledged war."

Major airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways and Air France have suspended growing numbers of flights to Lebanon as tensions rise between the powerful militant group Hezbollah and Israel.

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, Lebanon's health ministry said, marking the deadliest day of cross-border violence since the Gaza war began.Arab states strongly condemned Israel for the escalating hostilities with Hezbollah, which have intensified to levels unseen in nearly a...

The sheer scale of destruction from the deadliest war in Gaza's history has made the road to recovery difficult to imagine. Also, 11 months of war in Gaza has battered Israel's economy with poverty threatening communities.

The Palestinian group has not been crushed outright, and a year on from its unprecedented attack on Israel, an end to its hold over Gaza remains elusive. Hamas sparked the Gaza war by sending hundreds of fighters across the border into Israel on October 7, 2023, to attack communities in...

Escalating clashes between Israel and Hezbollah threatened to overshadow US President Joe Biden's final appearance at the UN's signature annual event on Tuesday as diplomats scrambled to avert an all-out regional war.

US President Joe Biden's top priorities for the past 11 months has been to prevent the Gaza war from spiraling into an all-out regional conflict. With the unstoppable Netanyahu, the haughty has beaten the mighty - black and blue.

Beirut, Lebanon: On Sunday, Israeli troops stormed the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank and issued a 45-day closure order. A day later the Jewish state launched a murderous campaign in neighboring Lebanon, killing at least 350, including 24 children.Simultaneously, the Israeli military called on residents of southern...

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel of seeking regional war, as he attempted to cast Tehran as restrained and appealed to the West, including the United States, for talks on flashpoint issues.

Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said the death toll in Israeli strikes Monday rose to 492, including 35 children, the bloodiest daily toll in nearly a year of cross-border clashes.

Lebanon's health ministry said more than 700 were injured on Monday in the worst toll by far in nearly a year of cross-border clashes with Israel, while Iran warned Israel of "dangerous consequences". The United Nations has also expressed concerns about Israeli escalation against Lebanon.

The Israeli military on Monday told people in Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah targets and vowed to carry out more "extensive and precise" strikes against the group."We advise civilians from Lebanese villages located in and next to buildings and areas used by Hezbollah for military purposes, such as those...

Iranian authorities have announced the arrest of 12 people accused of "collaborating" with the country's arch-foe Israel, local media reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, Iran has enhanced efforts to build relations with its Arab neighbors by holding talks with Arab leaders at the United Nations.

Egypt's foreign minister Sunday warned of the risk of an all-out regional war in light of intensified fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, saying the escalation "negatively impacted" a Gaza truce deal. Meanwhile, the world powers on Sunday implored Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement to refrain from escalating their...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel has dealt serious blows to the Lebanese group Hezbollah, as rapidly escalating cross-border exchanges raised fears of an all-out war. Netanyahu's remarks follow a night of intense rocket fire at northern Israel that had sent hundreds of thousands of people to...

Global news channel Al Jazeera said armed and masked Israeli forces raided its office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order. It was the latest salvo in a long-running feud between the Arab broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government which has...

The killing of Aqil was the second of a senior Hizbollah commander since the start of the war in Gaza, following another Israeli strike in Beirut that killed Fuad Shukr in July. It also came after two waves of explosions, on Tuesday and Wednesday, of communication devices used by Hizbollah...

Israel said it struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah's leader vowed to retaliate for two "unprecedented" rounds of attacks targeting its operatives' communication devices.Israel has not commented on the explosion of thousands of Hezbollah pagers and radios, which killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two...

Israel has not commented on the attacks in which Hizbollah operatives' pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in supermarkets, on streets and at funerals, plunging the country into panic. But Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday, in reference to Israel's border with Lebanon: "The centre of gravity is moving northward."

Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in unprecedented attacks this week, killing 37 people and wounding more than 2,900. The blasts spanning two days have dealt a major blow to the Iran-backed resistance group

A second deadly wave of unprecedented explosions in the strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah left it in disarray on Thursday, hours before a major speech by its leader Hassan Nasrallah.The latest batch of device explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 450 others on Wednesday, officials said, stoking fears of...

A second wave of device explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 450 in Lebanon on Wednesday, officials said, stoking fears of an all-out war in the region. On Tuesday, pager explosions killed 12 and injured more than 2,800 people in Lebanon blamed on Israel.

The explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others

Lebanon's health minister said nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded Tuesday when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across the country. The blasts "killed nine people, including a girl", minister Firass Abiad said in a casualty update.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expanded the country's goals for the war in Gaza, vowing to allow Israelis who fled areas near the Lebanon border to return to their homes.Nearly a year after Hamas's October 7 attack sparked war in the Gaza Strip, cross-border fire has been traded...

Experts from the United Nations have warned that Israel might become a pariah state, and its UN membership is under question as Tel Aviv continues to commit genocide in Gaza killing more than 40,000 people since October 7, 2023. Experts also reprimanded the Western countries for double standards on Netanyahu’s...

The head of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the traditional ceremony for newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Spain

Jerusalem, Undefined - A missile launched by Yemen's Hamas-aligned Houthi rebels hit central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident which caused no casualties but added to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran-backed Houthis will pay a "heavy price" for the attack, which...