Lebanon-Israel conflict

Latest news, analysis, and commentary on the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, led by Hezbollah and other factions, which intensified following Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023

Israel continues to bombard areas of south Lebanon
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Hospitals in Beirut suburbs brace for Israeli strikes

Hospitals in Beirut’s southern suburbs warn of pressure and evacuation threats as Israeli continues to bombard the area

The New Arab Staff
08 March, 2026
Hezbollah-Israel Fighting Reignites After Death Of Iran's Supreme Leader
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Two Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon: military

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 March, 2026
The strike on the building in Seir al-Gharbiyeh killed 19 people [Getty]
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Israel massacres scores of people in south Lebanon airstrikes

The New Arab Staff
08 March, 2026
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Israel kills scores in south Lebanon, continues bombarding Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 March, 2026
Demo in support of Iran outside Iranian embassy in Beirut
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Iranian diplomats leave Lebanon after Israel strikes near embassy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2026
A man rides his moped past destroyed buildings following a recent airstrike on March 7
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Israel strikes Tyre in Lebanon after forced evacuation orders

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2026
Lebanese civil defence inspect the destruction at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Douris, near Baalbeck in Lebanon's Bekaa valley is seen on March 6, 2026.
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41 dead as Hezbollah clashes with Israeli troops in east Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
07 March, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivers remark
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Iran defies US demands, apologises for strikes on neighbours

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in Tehran on March 7
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Tehran says attacks on Gulf will 'halt', Israeli strikes persist

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2026
Thousands of civilians flee their homes due to Israeli airstrikes
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Lebanon families describe desperate flight from Israeli strikes

Ali Awadah

Ali Awadah

06 March, 2026
Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as US-Israel war widens
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Israel drastically expands Lebanon evacuations alerts

Rita El Jammal
06 March, 2026
Israel has launched ferocious strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut [Getty]
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Lebanon: Thousands flee as Israel hits Beirut's southern suburbs

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026.
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Trump rules out talks with Iran as Israel pounds Tehran, Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2026
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France to provide military aid to Lebanon, Macron warns over war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
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Hezbollah, Iran 'coordinating strikes on Israel'

The New Arab Staff
05 March, 2026
Lebanon says army to take at least 4 months for next stage of Hezbollah disarmament plan
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Hezbollah fighters return to S. Lebanon to fight Israeli troops

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
Human Rights Watch warns Israel’s mass evacuation order in southern Lebanon risks violating laws of war as fighting with Hezbollah displaces thousands.
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HRW says Israel's Lebanon evacuation risks violating laws of war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
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Lebanese govt mulls opening airspace to UK military

The New Arab Staff
05 March, 2026
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Israel orders residents of south Lebanon to flee as war rages

The New Arab Staff
05 March, 2026
Uncertainty for Syrian refugees across Lebanese borders
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As Israel expands war on Lebanon, Syrians rush back home

Abdullah al-Bashir
05 March, 2026
Smoke rises after the Israeli army carries out consecutive strikes targeting the Al-Khiyam, a large town and municipality of the Nabatieh Governorate, southern Lebanon, on March 04, 2026. (Photo by Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Hezbollah says will confront Israel-US aggression, will not surrender

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 March, 2026