The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Israel has carried out near-daily violations of the November ceasefire that ended its 14-month war with Hezbollah.

The Lebanese group is depleted after fighting Israel last year, but may intervene if the Israel-Iran conflict continues.

This is the fourth time Israel has attacked the Lebanese capital since the November ceasefire with Hezbollah.

The Israeli military has struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production

Establishment parties, including Hezbollah, emerge as the biggest winners in the first municipal polls since 2016.

For decades, Palestinian groups have retained arms in Lebanon. Now Mahmoud Abbas and Joseph Aoun say that must end.

Within a span of two weeks from late April to early May 2025, Israel launched two aerial attacks ostensibly targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon: The first, on April 27, struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs; the second, an assault in southern Lebanon, left one person dead and eight others injured.

In a way, the requiem of a now dismantled agency that promoted U.S. security through development and humanitarian work abroad can be told through its people

A daily newspaper and officials say Turkey’s intelligence service thwarted a remote attack with pagers last year in Lebanon