Trump declares ceasefire in Lebanon as planned Israeli strike on Beirut halted
Senior Shia politician claims Hizbullah ready for full ceasefire, raising hopes for extension of truce between US and Iran
Senior Shia politician claims Hizbullah ready for full ceasefire, raising hopes for extension of truce between US and Iran
Defence minister announces seizure of medieval fortress as Israeli forces move beyond Litani river
Netanyahu says Israel will also expand its area control in Gaza in what Hamas calls a dangerous escalation
Tehran says agreement has not been finalised
Officials say Israeli military had held off from striking capital city due to requests from Trump administration
Military’s statement appears to signal further escalation despite April 16th ceasefire
Northern Israeli communities and soldiers in south Lebanon ‘easy targets’ for fibreoptic drones immune to jamming
About 160 troops from 127th Infantry Battalion return home from six-month deployment with Unifil
Israeli forces expand operations in southern Lebanon after warning of escalated attacks
Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations
Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East
US president says he was ‘an hour away from making the decision to go’ with fresh military offensive against Tehran
Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’
Further strikes by Israel against Hizbullah hit southern Lebanon despite extension of US-brokered ceasefire
Drone strike causes fire at UAE nuclear power plant as efforts to end war in Gulf stall
Israeli forces continue strikes on southern Lebanon after six people, including three paramedics, killed on Friday
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Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon
The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force
Israel and Lebanon to hold fresh talks but Iranian officials sceptical over Washington’s plan to end wider regional conflict
US attacks Iranian-flagged ship as France says maritime group ready to escort vessels in Hormuz
Iran renews drone and missile attacks on United Arab Emirates
Israel orders residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as strikes continue despite ceasefire
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IDF and Hizbullah accuse each other of violating Israel-Lebanon ceasefire which Trump says will be extended
UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon
US president rules out use of nuclear weapon against Iran after issuing ‘shoot and kill’ order on boats in Strait of Hormuz
Earlier this year, press-freedoms organisation said killing of journalists was at an all-time high, ‘primarily due to the actions of one government’
Lebanese officials say rescue teams came under fire while trying to aid Amal Khalil, a reporter, and Zeinab Faraj, a photojournalist
Drone attack prompts fresh debate about bloc’s ‘mutual assistance’ clause
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill journalist and wound photographer as rescue efforts hampered
Beirut to seek extension of 10-day truce which emerged separately from US efforts to resolve conflict with Iran
Many issues remain to be resolved but a framework for agreement could be reached if talks resume in Islamabad this week
But United States military blockades of Strait of Hormuz to remain
Temporary ceasefire in Lebanon sees people visit homes in Dahiyeh to take stock of their situation
Netanyahu says Israel has ‘not finished’ in Iran as fresh air strikes launched at Lebanon during ceasefire with Hizbullah
Abbas Araghchi says passage for commercial vessels will be permitted while there is a ceasefire in Lebanon
Donald Trump says war, which began after US and Israel attacked Iran in February, is ‘very close to being over’
US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington
Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah
Continued strikes by Israel against militant group threaten to derail US-Iran ceasefire agreement negotiations
Israeli military says it hit more than 100 sites including ‘headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to Hizbullah’
Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’
At least six members of the same family were killed in the village of Kfar Hatta
Separately, a US A-10 attack aircraft crashed after being struck by Iranian defence forces, Tehran says
In a wider geopolitical context of escalating conflict, and growing militarisation, someone must stand up for peace
President claims ‘new regime’ has asked for ceasefire, a claim denied by Tehran, as fighting continues in Lebanon
Irish Unifil troops have continued to carry out daily patrols despite the increasing danger of being cut off or under attack
US president threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
Micheál Martin urges respect for peacekeeping forces as tensions rise in region following Israeli and US strikes on Iran
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