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In Lebanon, renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and displacement are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many.
Under Israeli bombardment, Lebanon urges Trump to intervene, calls for ‘immediate’ talks with Israel
The prime minister of Lebanon made an urgent appeal Thursday to President Donald Trump to intervene in the cause of peace, calling for an immediate ceasefire and direct talks with Israel.
BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - War in Lebanon has wounded or killed the equivalent of one classroom of children daily and robbed the remainder of their sense of normalcy since it began two weeks ago, a top official of the U.
Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to end first.
British reporter Steve Sweeney from Russian state broadcaster RT almost died when an Israeli missile landed just meters away from his position.
Salam Issa Rida, 43, poses for a video at Camille Chamoun Stadium, where she is sheltering with her family, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi . Earlier that
Israel is dramatically expanding its military presence across southern Lebanon, saying that as much as 10% of the neighboring country’s territory could become a depopulated buffer zone as long as the threat from Iran-backed Hezbollah persists.