A spokesman of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Tuesday highlighted the fragile situation in southern Lebanon, citing the presence of Israeli forces in the region, as he cautioned against a return to conflict as Israel's 60-day deadline to withdraw from Lebanese territory approaches its end.

As the 60-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel nears its end, an UN official has highlighted the ongoing challenges in southern Lebanon, including daily violations of the truce arrangements by Israeli troops.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a halt of Israeli military operations in Lebanon. He was addressing peacekeepers at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Antonio Guterres said the continued occupation by the ...

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The group has also disrupted, at times violently, Lebanon’s government— most notably, three Hezbollah members were convicted by a UN tribunal for their involvement in the car bombing ...

Only peacekeepers, Lebanese military should be in the area, says Guterres, calling for end to Israeli 'occupation'; Macron, Aoun also demand IDF withdraw, as Jan. 26 deadline looms

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people Monday and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to

Lebanon's people and health-care system have yet again endured devastating attacks as the war on Gaza extended into Lebanon. Since October, 2023, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have resulted in more than 4000 deaths,

The election of President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is a political breakthrough in Lebanon and a harbinger of what could happen in a country long dismissed as unsalvageable. Beirut’s new leadership reflects the aspiration of a majority of the Lebanese people to live in a functioning state free from the dual drivers of its failure: political violence and pervasive corruption.

Lebanon said Monday it would extend a ceasefire deal with Israel until mid-February, even though the Israeli military failed to meet a deadline to withdraw its troops and killed 22 people in the south of the country.