BEIRUT — The United Nations was instrumental in the creation and recognition of the state of Israel some seventy-six years ago. But virtually ever since, animosity between the preeminent global body and the tiny Middle Eastern country has steadily grown, escalating now as U.N. forces have been drawn into Israel’s attacks in southern Lebanon. At least […]
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 […]
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.
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.
The report, which does not have the force of law, found that the Israeli military has engaged in deliberate assaults on hospitals and other health care providers.
A week into the ground war between Israel and Hezbollah, shelters in Lebanon are filling up beyond capacity, humanitarian officials warned.
