Lebanon’s parliament chose the head of the country’s armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that’s been vacant since October 2022.
Israel and Hezbollah
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The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain
Celebratory gunfire rang out in Beirut to mark the start of a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to end almost 14 months of fighting.
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In northern Israel, migrant workers are farming while under fire from Hezbollah
Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own civilians amid ongoing military operations against Hezbollah.
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Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee
As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them.
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Lebanon assesses the damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked banks
Israel’s military carried out airstrikes overnight on targets in Lebanon that the military says belong to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a financial institution that undergirds the militant group Hezbollah.
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1 year after Hamas attacked Israel, the conflict grows more dangerous than ever
The Hamas-led assault that killed 1,200 people triggered a devastating Israeli military response in Gaza. Now the war has engulfed Lebanon and threatens to bring Israel and Iran into direct conflict.
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Israel begins ground offensive in Lebanon
The Israeli military pressed its ground incursion into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the operations “limited incursions” that are targeting Hezbollah militants.
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Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon
In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is “winning” and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.
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Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.
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Over 90,000 people in Lebanon had to flee Israel’s bombardments this week
With Israel and Hezbollah locked in the fiercest fighting in decades, many Lebanese have taken refuge in schools, hotels and other shelters.
