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The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Lebanon’s political elites are using displacement and humanitarian crisis to delay elections again

Lebanon was meant to be preparing for key parliamentary elections in May 2026. Then came the return of war.

The Conversation

Displaced by war, Lebanon's Christians mark Easter far from their homes and churches

Many Lebanese Christians are marking Easter far from their homes and churches, displaced by Israel's war with the militant Hezbollah group

The Independent UK

World’s unhappiest countries in 2026: Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Lebanon among least happy nations

The latest global happiness rankings paint a difficult picture, especially at the lower end of the list. Countries like Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Lebanon appear to be facing deep-rooted challenges that go beyond simple economic concerns. The data, which measures overall life satisfaction along with several social indicators, shows scores dipping…

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Middle East crisis live: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘reckless moves’ after expletive-ridden threat against Iran’s infrastructure

US president tells Iran: ‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell’; Iran spokesman says ‘our whole region is going to burn’

The Guardian - AU

‘You feel utterly helpless’: Lebanese Australians watch in despair as Israeli bombardment forces families to flee

Every morning Mariam Nasereddine, from Sydney, checks for familiar names on a growing list of the dead as war intensifies in her native Lebanon

The Guardian - AU

US and Iran race to find missing downed pilot as Lebanon faces intense Israeli strikes

The Israeli military have relaunched evacuation orders from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of more strikes, claiming they are targeting Hezbollah. Over 1.2 million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the beginning of the war.

Euronews

Lebanese forced to bury their dead twice as war robs them of final goodbyes

As Israel expands its invasion of southern Lebanon, people are having to bury their dead in temporary graves

The Guardian - UK

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Death, displacement and military duties: children plunged into crisis by Middle East war

The US-Israeli war will have a lifelong impact on millions of children across the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu confirms attack on petrochemical plant– as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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

Minister’s Lebanon trip cancelled after concerns from Defence Forces

But the cancellation presented an opportunity the Defence Forces was able to exploit to pull off its first personnel rotation in a conflict zone.

Evening Standard

Israel’s military stretched thin by regional wars and settler violence

Amid reports of troop deployment to the West Bank to contain settler violence and warnings of manpower shortage by Israel's top general, Euronews spoke to two Israeli experts to gauge the pressure on the country's security and internal stability.

Euronews

The Latest: Oil prices surge, stocks fall with Trump offering no clear end to war

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will keep hitting Iran very hard in the next two or three weeks even though he says all of his administration's military objectives have been met or exceeded

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

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Euronews

Lebanon hit by fresh Israeli raid and Hezbollah response

Deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon hit a building in Zebdine, near Nabatieh. The raid came as Hezbollah launched rockets and drones across the border and regional tensions deepened.

The Guardian - UK

‘Weak and pathetic’: why is the EU not using its leverage to stop Israel?

Deep divisions on Israel mean the union has failed to act over Lebanon, Gaza, or settler violence in the West Bank

The Conversation

What is Benjamin Netanyahu’s end game in the Iran war?

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is now into its second month. Despite spectacular early successes, the resilience of Iran’s government and military has meant the US and Israel have lost the strategic initiative. This means they are being more reactive than proactive in determining the outcome…

The Independent 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,…

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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

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 Guardian - UK

Israel vows to occupy swathes of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

Defence minister outlines plans to destroy all homes and villages in area ‘in accordance with the model in Gaza’

The Guardian - UK

The world cannot allow Gaza’s horrors to be replayed in Lebanon

Letter: The failure of the UK government to act now will have devastating human consequences, writes Steve Cutts

The Conversation

Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah is raising sectarian tensions in Lebanon

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, instructed the military on March 29 to expand its operations in southern Lebanon. It is the latest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, in which Netanyahu has again promised to dismantle the Lebanese Shia group, and does not seem close to a conclusion.

The Independent UK

Countries with extreme views on masculinity are unhappy places to live, study finds

Lebanon, Iran, and Nigeria, and Ghana had some of lowest happiness levels

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