- 2d ago
Israel and Hezbollah keep fighting after Trump claims deal, as US-Iran talks hang in balance
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump announced he had brokered a halt to hostilities, exposing a rift between Washington and Benjamin Netanyahu that threatens wider peace talks with Iran.
- 2d ago
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire as US-led talks enter fourth round, leaving Lebanese civilians caught between diplomacy and escalation
Israeli and Lebanese envoys met in Washington for a fourth round of direct negotiations on Tuesday, even as Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah attacked Israeli positions, deepening a three-month war that has defied a ceasefire in place since 17 April.
- 3d ago
Iran suspends indirect talks with U.S., threatens to block Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Trump claims ceasefire progress
Tehran announced it is stopping indirect message exchanges with Washington and may expand its maritime blockade to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while President Trump contradicted the suspension claim and said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop fighting.
- 3d ago
Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens Despite Ceasefire, Iran Halts Talks with US
Israeli forces seized a symbolic castle and ordered evacuations in Beirut's suburbs on Monday, triggering Iran to suspend indirect nuclear talks with Washington.
- 3d ago
Trump-Backed Deal: Hezbollah Accepts Ceasefire as Israel Issues Warnings
President Trump announced Monday that Hezbollah agreed to stop all attacks on Israel through intermediary talks, a breakthrough that came as Israel ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Lebanese embassy confirmed the militant group accepted a mutual cessation, but Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted Israel would attack unless the rockets stopped.
- 4d ago
Trump says Israel will not send troops to Beirut, Hezbollah agrees to halt fire, but Netanyahu limits the deal
The US president announced that Israel would stop its advance on Beirut and Hezbollah would cease fire, but the Israeli prime minister immediately clarified that military operations in southern Lebanon would continue.
- 4d ago
Israel captures Crusader castle Beaufort in deepest Lebanon push in 26 years, expert calls it a 'turning point'
Israeli troops have captured the strategically vital Crusader-era Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon, marking their deepest advance into the country in over a quarter-century and drawing sharp international condemnation as a US-brokered ceasefire unravels.
- 4d ago
Israel Seizes Crusader Castle Beaufort in Deepest Lebanon Incursion Since 2000, Complicating Iran Truce Talks
Israeli forces seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country in over a quarter-century and threatening to unravel a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
- 4d ago
Israel seizes Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, raising flag as France demands emergency UN Security Council session
Israeli forces have captured the medieval Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, crossing the Litani River and raising their flag over the strategic Crusader fortress, prompting France to demand an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
- 4d ago
Israeli forces seize Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon push since 2000, triggering UN Security Council emergency session
Israeli troops captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country since withdrawing in 2000 and prompting France to call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
- 5d ago
Israel seizes 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon incursion in 26 years, defying ceasefire
Israeli troops have captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and its strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, marking their deepest advance into the country in more than a quarter century and expanding operations against Hezbollah despite a nominal ceasefire.
- 5d ago
Israel Expands Lebanon Ground Offensive, Captures Beaufort Castle Despite Ceasefire
Israeli forces crossed the Litani River and seized the historic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, expanding a ground offensive that both Israel and Hezbollah say is a response to violations of the fragile April 17 ceasefire.
- 6d ago
Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to seize 70% of Gaza, defying October ceasefire and Trump peace plan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed Israel's military to take control of 70% of the Gaza Strip, a direct violation of the U.S.-brokered October ceasefire that limited Israeli presence to roughly 53% of the territory.
- May 29
UN blacklists Israel and Russia for conflict-related sexual violence; Israel severs ties with Secretary-General
A new United Nations report accuses Israeli security forces and Russian troops of systematic sexual violence, prompting Israel to announce it is severing all contact with Secretary-General António Guterres.
- May 27
Israel kills Hamas's newly appointed military chief in Gaza airstrike, 11 days after eliminating his predecessor
Mohammed Odeh, the recently appointed head of Hamas's armed wing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, marking the fourth commander of the group's military branch to be eliminated since the October 7 attacks.
