Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Lebanon
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Israel strikes multiple sites in southern Lebanon in response to rocket attack
Lebanese health officials said two people were killed, including a child, and several more were injured.
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As Israeli troops exit Lebanon, villagers hope to return home — or what’s left of it
Israel is slowly withdrawing from Lebanese villages it occupied, as part of a ceasefire deal. Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.
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Another casualty of Israel’s war in Lebanon: Efforts to save endangered turtles
Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians when fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah.
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How the Gaza war has remade the Middle East
What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.
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Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one
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.
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What Syria means for Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild Lebanon
With a ceasefire in place, Hezbollah wants to rebuild Lebanon. But its supply chains across Syria have been weakened by Israeli airstrikes, rebel fighting and the ouster of its ally Bashar al-Assad.
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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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Lebanon’s first responders say Israeli strikes target them as they work to save lives
More than 200 emergency and medical workers have been killed since last October, Lebanon’s health ministry says. Many believe Israel’s military is targeting them in its war against Hezbollah.
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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.
