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U.S. proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting

June 1, 2026 admin

Smoke rises in southern Lebanon following an airstrike, as seen from northern Israel, on May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Lebanese President ‌Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic ⁠negotiations between Israel and Lebanon and has proposed a plan to allow…

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. not to be trusted, says Iran’s chief negotiator, as Trump toughens terms

June 1, 2026 admin

Iran says does not trust U.S. as Trump toughens terms Iran’s chief negotiator warned on Sunday (May 31, 2026) the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s remarks came as reports emerged that US President Donald…

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Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion in 26 years

June 1, 2026 admin

Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said on Sunday (May 31, 2026). The taking of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, followed days of airstrikes and intense fighting in nearby villages…

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Israeli right-wing Ministers urge Netanyahu to resume Beirut strikes to counter Hezbollah drone attacks

May 25, 2026 admin

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on May 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday (May 25, 2026) called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‌to resume bombing Beirut in response to increased explosive drone attacks…

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Israel, Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire, says U.S.

May 15, 2026 admin

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjeyoun, Lebanon, on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the U.S. State Department said Friday (May 15, 2026). It comes after two “productive”…

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Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill four; southern airstrikes claim at least 13 lives

May 9, 2026 admin

Security forces and residents inspect and clear debris scattered across a road at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in the coastal town of Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday (May 9,…

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Israel strikes southern Lebanon, kills one and wounds rescuers

May 3, 2026 admin

Smoke rising from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, on May 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least one person and wounded four rescuers on Sunday (May 3, 2026), the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel maintained its attacks on the country…

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Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

April 16, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to scale back attacks on Lebanon. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (April 16, 2026) announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon effective from midnight. “I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President…

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Israel, U.S. goals ‘identical’; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

April 15, 2026 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) said Israel and the U.S. share “identical goals” in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Israeli Prime Minister said the U.S. has been keeping Israel updated on its contacts with Iran and reiterated that both nations…

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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill five as Hezbollah claims new attacks

March 26, 2026 admin

Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on March 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least five people on Thursday (March 26, 2026), Lebanese state media said, as Hezbollah militants claimed they…

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