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

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Lebanon, Israel agree 45-day ceasefire extension in Washington

Lebanon, Israel and the United States have agreed to extend the current ceasefire for 45 days following two days of negotiations in Washington

Karim Traboulsi
15 May, 2026
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Lebanon seeks truce extension as Israeli strikes continue

The New Arab Staff
15 May, 2026
Iran-Music Ceremony On Ruins Of Destroyed Synagogue
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Trump, China's Xi 'agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2026
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Lebanon and Israel enter talks with little common ground

Louay Faour
14 May, 2026
Israeli military carried out a drone strike in Lebanon despite truce
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Lebanon, Israel begin talks on 'disputed issues' in Washington

Louay Faour
14 May, 2026
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Israel kills at least 20 in Lebanon, US pushes for direct talks

The New Arab Staff
01 May, 2026
Iran-Religious Rally Amid Ceasefire
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Iran offers new proposal amid stalled US peace talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2026
This picture shows US Embassy building in Awkar east of Beirut on June 23, 2025.
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US urges meeting between Lebanese president, Israeli PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (center) chairs a meeting attended by the Yazid bin Farhan, advisor to the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs, France's Special Envoy to Lebanon and former minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, US Ambassador to Beirut Michael Issa, Saudi Arabian Ambassador Walid Bukhari, Egypt's ambassador to Beirut Ala Musa, Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Sheikh Saud bin Abdurrahman Al Thani, French Ambassador Herve Magro and Qatar Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Thani in Beirut
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Lebanon’s divisions over Israel talks hinder Saudi mediation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2026
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A history of neglect: How Lebanon's state failed the south

Sarah Khalil
30 April, 2026
Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 9 people, including 2 children
Joseph Aoun
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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 9 people, including 2 children

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in a departure lounge before returning to Washington following meetings with Caribbean Community
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US weighs training Lebanese army unit to disarm Hezbollah

Sarah Khalil
Rita El Jammal
30 April, 2026
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Lebanon: Israel 'must fully implement truce' before talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2026
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Lebanon: Over 1 million expected to face acute food insecurity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 April, 2026
A general view shows demolished homes and structures destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on April 22, 2026.
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Lebanese soldier and brother killed in Israeli strike: army

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 April, 2026
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Displaced women in Lebanon face period poverty amid Israel's war

The New Arab Staff

Safaa Sallal

29 April, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of explosions conducted by Israeli troops in the southern Lebanese village of al-Qantara on April 28, 2026.
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Israeli strike kills 5 family members in Lebanon despite truce

The New Arab Staff
29 April, 2026
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Israeli strikes kill eight in south Lebanon, including rescuers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 April, 2026
A woman checks a social media post on her mobile phone featuring an image that appears to show an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in the southern Lebanese Christian village of Debl, in Beirut on April 20, 2026. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "harsh action" on April 20 against a soldier caught on camera vandalising a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon. The photo, which the military determined was authentic after it spread online, shows an Israeli soldier using a sled
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The IDF soldier who destroyed Jesus' statue is not one bad apple

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Kamel Hawwash

28 April, 2026
Yemen's Houthi supporters stand under a billboard depicting a show of Houthi-made missiles and drones carries
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Mideast defence budgets plateau at $218bn in record global spend

Agnese Boffano
28 April, 2026
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Rubio defends daily Israeli strikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire

The New Arab Staff
28 April, 2026