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Media Report Explosions in South Beirut After Israeli Airstrikes

Israel sends more troops to Lebanon after two soldiers killed

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday. The Israeli military also announced that an additional army division is being deployed to the offensive in Lebanon.

Israel seeks to expand military buffer zone in southern Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that Israel's military forces are seeking to expand a so-called buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

UN chief criticizes war as out of control

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly criticized the war involving Iran and the spiral of violence in the Middle East. The conflict has crossed boundaries leaders never thought possible, Guterres said.

Lebanon: At least nine killed, 50 injured in Israeli attacks

At least nine people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the country's health ministry said overnight on Wednesday.

Top names who can negotiate Iran's future

US President Donald Trump claims that a "top figure" within the Iranian regime is talking to the US about Iran's future. The person's identity has not been confirmed. Speculation has named several possible candidates.

Israel: No houses or residents south of the Litani River

Defense Minister Israel Katz claims Israel will control all of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River. Overnight and in the morning, Israel attacked Beirut and several other locations in Lebanon. One person has been killed in northern Israel by shelling from Lebanon.

Over 1,000 dead in Lebanon after Israel escalated military operations

Since Israel escalated its military operations in Lebanon in early March, at least 1,039 people have been killed, the BBC reports.

Israel orders demolition of Lebanese houses like in Rafah

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to accelerate the demolition of houses in Lebanese villages near the border - and to do so "with the same dignity as in Rafah and Beit Hanoun," two devastated towns in Gaza.

Israel: Four killed in ground fighting in Lebanon, said to belong to Hezbollah

Nearly 1,000 dead in Lebanon as Israel attacks central Beirut

Israel continues to attack central parts of the Lebanese capital Beirut. At least 12 people were killed in Wednesday's attacks. The death toll in Lebanon since the war broke out is now approaching 1,000.

Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in nighttime airstrike in Tehran

Iran confirms that its intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, has been killed in a nighttime airstrike in Tehran. The Israeli military has been given the authority to kill any top Iranian figure - without the need for further approval.

Israel launches new attacks on Beirut

Israel carried out dawn attacks on three neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to Lebanon's state news agency NNA.

Several countries react to Israel's ground offensive in southern Lebanon

Several leading Western countries are coming together in unusually sharp criticism of their ally Israel and its ground offensive in southern Lebanon. The civilian death toll is rising, and the number of refugees has exceeded one million people.

Israel: Attacks on Iran to continue for at least three weeks

The war with Iran has entered its third week. The Israeli military plans to continue attacks on Iran for at least another three weeks. "We have thousands of targets ahead of us," military spokeswoman Effie Defrin said in an interview with CNN.

Sweden gives Lebanon 65 million kronor after UN appeal

The UN has appealed for emergency support to help approximately 800,000 Lebanese who have fled their homes during the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Sweden is now providing 65 million kronor in a humanitarian aid package, according to Minister for Development Cooperation, Benjamin Dousa (M).

Attempts to arrange peace talks on the Lebanon war

Proposals abound for possible peace negotiations, but the parties have not agreed to talks. French President Emmanuel Macron invites talks between Israel and Lebanon - in Paris. The Lebanese government has sent positive signals, but Israel has been silent.

US attacks on foreign leaders are a double-edged sword

Secret agents and old-fashioned espionage, backed by the latest AI-enhanced technology, are how experts explain that Israel and the US were able to access not just Ali Khamenei, but pretty much anyone they wanted, anywhere. But while perhaps no one else can or will carry out such operations, these methods are described as "a double-edged sword."

Golestan Palace, Iran's Versailles, damaged - UNESCO concerned

The UN agency UNESCO is concerned that hundreds of historical sites in Iran, Lebanon, and Israel have been damaged or are under threat during the ongoing war.

12 medics, including several doctors, killed in attack on health clinic in southern Lebanon

Lebanon's health ministry reported that 12 medics, including several doctors, were killed in an attack on a health clinic in southern Lebanon. The report, late Friday, came after a day of calls for peace as attacks and counterattacks continued in the war.

Netanyahu: The goal is to overthrow Iran's regime

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference that he has added an additional goal to the war against Iran: to create the conditions for the Iranian people to overthrow the regime.

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Beirut

Israel has launched what the military calls a "new wave" of strikes on Beirut. The strikes come after a warning of "forceful action" against Hezbollah and calls for residents of southern Lebanon to leave their homes immediately.