Friday Briefing: Day 2 of Lebanon’s Cease-fire
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Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
Darren Conway / BBC A young man is rescued from the rubble of an apartment block in El Karak At the wheel of an ambulance, Samir El Chekieh drives with sirens wailing to the latest Israeli air strike in El Karak in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon. The 32-year-old firefighter and paramedic with the Lebanese […]
Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists, Lebanon’s Health Ministry Says
The three worked for Lebanese news organizations, their employers said. The ministry said they had been staying in a residence housing journalists.
Hezbollah fighting Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramya village; third UN peacekeeper wounded
By Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramya village in southern Lebanon, as a third U.N. peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Israeli strikes have shook the peacekeepers’ main base in southern Lebanon, prompting U.N. Secretary-General […]
Lebanon’s Leader Calls on U.N. for Cease-Fire as Beirut Searches for Airstrike Survivors
Rescuers dug through rubble in Beirut as the caretaker prime minister implored the United Nations to adopt a resolution calling for an “immediate” truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
Lebanon’s Leader Calls for U.N. Resolution on an ‘Immediate’ Cease-Fire
It was the latest attempt by Najib Mikati’s embattled government to bring an end to the violence that has killed thousands and displaced nearly one million.