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G20 urges ‘comprehensive’ ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, calls for return of hostages * PM reportedly asked Shin Bet to declare it unsafe for him to testify in criminal trial ...

Smoke was seen rising from the strike in the densely populated Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood, near the central Beirut district where the Lebanese government is headquartered ...

This marked an important shift: it suggests that Israeli leaders decided they wanted to actively reshape the balance of power ...

The recent attacks are seen as part of Israel’s strategy to force Hezbollah and Lebanon to agree to a ceasefire, and an ...

Some of the weapons, which include modern antitank missiles, have come from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria.

Leaders of the world's 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid to war-torn Gaza and an end to ...

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the ...

Israel has staged three strikes in two days against central Beirut, after weeks of air raids hitting the city's southern suburbs.

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top ...

Lebanon and the Hezbollah militia have reached agreement on a US plan for a cease-fire with Israel, Reuters reported on ...