Lebanon

Israel claims it is hitting Hizbullah targets and trying to stop group from rebuilding despite year-long ceasefire

Lebanese government must honour commitment to disarm Iran-backed group, says Tel Aviv

Killing has led to widespread anger over repeated violations of Lebanese sovereignty by Israel

Manar Mervat Al Shouha, who fled civil war, prefers to talk through her paintings, but she has much to say about her fears for Syria, Irish people’s indirectness, and how ‘the feeling of time’ is similar in both countries

The 127th Infantry Battalion undergo their last stage of training in preparation for deployment to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

Withdrawal from Unifil will allow for ‘reset’ and ‘focus on national defence’, chief of staff says

Chaplain back in Lebanon after forgiving teenager who stabbed him at Renmore Barracks in 2024

Planned withdrawal of Unifil troops from Lebanon will ‘embolden’ Israeli military, locals fear

Ceasefire due to start day after Israeli ratification and hostages could be released 72 hours later

US president could be afforded honour of speaking to Oireachtas if he visits Ireland for Ryder Cup event in 2027

One term encapsulates the way Israel and its enablers are dealing with the genocide in Gaza: instant amnesia

PM Nawaf Salam calls strike a ‘deliberate crime against civilians’ one year into Israel’s escalation of bombardments

Ninety-one-year-old and his grandson, shot more than six decades apart, present petition holding UK responsible for divisions

Force describes incident as ‘one of the most serious attacks on Unifil personnel and assets’ since end of Israel-Hizbullah war

‘Belonging creates safety, and safety unlocks learning’

Simon Harris ‘open to considering’ deployment of Irish peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if required

Simon Harris’s plan would see countries working together to train up Lebanese army

Irish peacekeepers would remain in Lebanon for two years ahead of drawdown period

Security Council to vote to extend peacekeeping mission until end of 2026

Journalists’ lives are not more important than those of other civilians, but when you attack journalists you stop the world from learning about what is happening

UN Security Council to vote this week on whether to renew Unifil mission’s mandate for another year

UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon under threat on Monday as Israel and US oppose deployment

Private Seán Rooney died after his UN vehicle came under attack in Lebanon in 2022

Hamas, which is not part of the process, described the handover of weapons as an ‘internal matter within the Fatah movement’

Council set to vote on peacekeeping force’s continued deployment, which has support of Lebanon’s president

Islamist group vows ‘no life’ in country if government seeks to remove Iran-backed militia

Authorities to seek to track down Mohammed Ayyad, sentenced to death in absentia

Government ministers from Iran-backed group and Muslim Shia allies withdraw from cabinet meeting in protest at discussions

‘What happened in Lebanon was not justice,’ says Natasha Rooney

Rooney

Taoiseach welcomes conviction of main defendant, but says it is unsatisfactory that the man is still at large

Wines for the Weekend: This Riesling is a super low-alcohol option, while the Lebanese red would work well with lamb

Syria’s Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence

Pte Rooney (24) was killed in attack on peacekeeper convoy in Lebanon in 2022

Security vacuum after Assad downfall has led to plundering for Greek, Roman and Byzantine artefacts

A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live

A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East

It remains to be seen whether the Iranian nuclear programme was obliterated or merely set back

Unifil mission requires UN Security Council vote amid fears US will act to end or scale it back

Saudi Arabia leads calls for political solution to end Middle East crisis