Fresh cross-border fire: Israeli airstrikes killed five in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah launched rockets into northern Israel without causing casualties. Ceasefire under strain: The April truce has been repeatedly tested by strikes, including Israel's ...

An Israeli airstrike overnight on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut has sparked a new wave of displacement among civilians already impacted by months of conflict, the United Nations said on Thursday.

The strike was the first near the Lebanese capital since a cease-fire that has curbed fighting but not halted it. Washington is pushing for a lasting peace, hoping it will ease diplomacy with Iran.

Mohammed's life as a gay man in conservative south Lebanon was already rife with challenges. But Israeli strikes on his hometown in March were the final straw, pushing him to flee to a rare shelter in Beirut ‌hosting LGBT people.

A branch of the Catholic church expressed deep concern Monday over reports that Israel was demolishing civilian and religious buildings in parts of southern Lebanon under its control after claims that a convent had been bulldozed.

More than half of Lebanon’s population now depends on humanitarian assistance to survive, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Beirut: Lebanon and Israel are set to hold their first round of direct talks in Washington next week aimed at establishing a framework for bilateral negotiations, based on five key demands put forward by Beirut,