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The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Iran-US war latest: Trump says Iran will ‘never have a nuclear weapon’ while accusing Tehran of doing ‘poor job’ in Hormuz

Netanyahu approves direct negotiations with Lebanon after the deadliest strikes in single day

The Independent UK

Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Israel strikes Beirut without warning, killing dozens in major escalation

Lebanon’s government said Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds across the country, with the capital Beirut enduring its most intense bombardment since the start of the war with Hezbollah.

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Reports of Iran closing Strait of Hormuz 'completely unacceptable,' White House says

One of the major points in the two-week ceasefire agreement was that Iran would allow the resumption of shipping through Hormuz, easing a disruption in the flow of oil and gas which has sent prices soaring around the world.

Euronews

Multiple airstrikes hit Beirut, emergency crews respond to fires

Multiple Israeli strikes hit Beirut shortly after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced, sending smoke over the city.

Euronews

Israel launches heaviest ever strikes on Lebanon killing more than ‘250 people and injuring over 1,000’

The strikes came just hours after a two-week truce between the US and Iran was announced, which the Israeli prime minister insisted did not include Lebanon

The Independent UK

Lebanon 'separate skirmish' and not part of Iran ceasefire deal, Trump tells US media

Israel has rarely struck central Beirut since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war on 2 March but has regularly struck southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.

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Israel strikes Beirut with no warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn’t apply there

The strikes have caused panic in the streets

The Independent UK

Netanyahu confirms attack on petrochemical plant– as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

War crimes complaint filed in France over 2024 deadly Beirut building strike

A complaint filed in France seeks a war crimes investigation into an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment building that killed seven civilians, including the parents of a French-Lebanese artist, hours before a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in November 2024.

Radio France Internationale

Lebanon’s displaced Shiites face rising hostility as airstrikes fuel fear and evictions

A growing number of Shiite families displaced by the war in Lebanon say they’re being pushed out of towns where they feel unwelcome

The Independent UK

Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon

Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians

The Guardian - UK

Photos show the scene in Beirut's Jnah area after an Israeli airstrike hits Lebanese capital

An Israeli strike hit a building in a Beirut neighborhood just south of the heart of the Lebanese capital overnight. Cars were set ablaze as rescue workers rushed to search for victims. At least five people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the attack that came without warning,…

The Independent UK

Lebanese displaced by war fill Beirut's streets, upending city life

Beirut is bursting under a massive wave of displaced people as Israel’s attacks and evacuation orders drive families out of southern and eastern Lebanon and the southern suburbs

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The Independent UK

Iran hits tanker off coast of Qatar, Kuwait airport and Israel kills 5 in Beirut attack

Iran hit a tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait International Airport as Tehran acknowledged for the first time that Washington had been in direct contact about a possible ceasefire

Euronews

Israeli strikes kill seven in Beirut as it vows to occupy southern Lebanon after war ends

Heavy strikes hit Lebanon's capital Beirut overnight as Israel claimed it had struck a "senior Hezbollah commander" and another member of the group. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military intends to occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon.

The Times of India

Watch: Dramatic footage shows Israeli strike turning building to dust in Beirut

An Israeli strike obliterated a building near Beirut's airport road Tuesday, following military warnings of targeting a Hezbollah facility. Footage revealed smoke billowing and debris raining onto the airport road after a missile hit the structure in Dahiya, a known Hezbollah stronghold. Security forces had closed the road prior to…

The Independent UK

Indonesia demands investigation into ‘heinous attack’ on three UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Israeli attack sees first deaths of UN peacekeeping forces in the region in latest attack on Hezbollah

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The Independent UK

Photos show displaced Lebanese sheltering in Beirut as the war escalates

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced by the escalating war between Israel and Hezbollah have poured into Beirut, seeking refuge wherever space is available.

The Independent UK

Iran says its expelled ambassador won't leave Lebanon as political tensions soar

Iran has refused Lebanon’s order to expel its ambassador, and the standoff adds to rising tension as Hezbollah and Israel fight

Euronews

Iran wary of diplomacy with the US amid reports of planned ground offensive

Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the US is publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts while "secretly planning a ground attack". His comments came shortly after reports in US media that the Trump administration is planning a weeks-long ground offensive.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline

Israel’s military says it struck “the heart of Tehran” early Friday while smoke was seen billowing in the Beirut skyline

Euronews

Lebanon's displaced endure squalid conditions in tents on Beirut waterfront

Euronews visited the Lebanese families crowding Beirut’s waterfront in makeshift tents, lacking water, sanitation and state aid as renewed Israel-Hezbollah fighting displaced hundreds of thousands over the past weeks.

Euronews

Eid away from home: Displaced Lebanese struggle in overcrowded Beirut shelters

As the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah continues, displaced Lebanese told Euronews they marked the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr in overcrowded Beirut shelters, lacking food, water and medical care, as families remain scattered and homes destroyed in a widening humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale

France warns Israel over humanitarian consequences of Lebanon ground operation

France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday urged Israel not to send in forces to take control of a zone in south Lebanon, saying such a move would have "major humanitarian consequences".

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