Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Stir Fears of Sectarian Strife

Lebanon’s religious fault lines are straining as Israel’s war with the Hezbollah militant group grinds on.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago

‘Sowing terror’: fears Israeli strikes will stoke sectarian tensions in Lebanon

Israeli military accused of attacking buildings hosting displaced people, sparking communal division. Ali Daher first heard the explosion and then he felt the pain. An Israeli aircraft loitering ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Beirut divided: Israeli strikes fuel Lebanon’s sectarian tensions

Arrival of displaced people from southern areas of country spurs rising paranoia and raises fears of intercommunal violence

World - Financial Times - October 21

Three journalists killed in Israeli air strike in Lebanon

Attack on journalists who were sleeping in residential compound condemned as ‘war crime’ by Lebanese minister

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Israel is ethnically cleansing in Gaza, Jordan charges

Jordan confronted Secretary of State Antony Blinken with a stark and unwelcome assessment: Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians from northern Gaza.

Israeli strike kills three journalists in southeast Lebanon

The Beirut-based pan-Arab network Al-Mayadeen TV said two of its journalists were killed and Hezbollah-owned broadcaster Al-Manar said one of its camera operators was also killed in an Israeli ...

Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon

The three worked for Lebanese news organizations, their employers said. Lebanon’s health ministry said they had been staying in a residence housing journalists.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Hizbollah appoints new leader after Nasrallah assassination

At least 60 people killed in Lebanon and dozens in Gaza in latest Israeli bombardments

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Israel targets Hezbollah's financial arm and begins striking Beirut

Israel’s military says it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and plans to attack a “large number of targets” in Beirut and elsewhere

World - ABC News - October 21

Israeli strikes hit near Beirut airport as conflict in Lebanon grows

Israeli strikes hit close to Lebanon's only international airport as millions of civilians are caught in the crossfires of Israel's growing conflict with Hezbollah. About 1.2 million people have ...

Lebanon says four dead in Israeli strike near southern Beirut hospital

Thirteen air strikes hit locations in southern Beirut on Monday evening, authorities said.

‘Nowhere to go’: Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon face perilous return

Detentions and disappearances reported as an estimated 400,000 refugees make crossing into Assad regime territory. For two weeks, Umm Hadi has been living a nightmare on repeat. It has been 12 ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Lebanon local official says 19 killed in Israeli strike on family's home

Women and children were among the dead following Tuesday's strike in Teffahta, a local official says.

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza leave dozens dead

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies

World - ABC News - October 25

Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say

The barrage of Israeli airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley on Monday night killed at least 60 people, officials said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in the area since the war escalated last month.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Israeli strikes pound Lebanon's Baalbek as new Hezbollah leader gives speech

Strikes hit Lebanon's Baalbek area after Israel warned residents to evacuate. Meanwhile, new Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem gave his first public speech since taking command. CBS News' Holly Williams ...

Israeli strikes kill at least 40 in east Lebanon - health ministry

An Israeli official said the strikes, in the Baalbek and Bekaa regions, targeted Hezbollah operatives.

Deadly Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

The deadliest strikes hit the Bekaa Valley, which is home to the historic city of Baalbek, overnight.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Dozens Killed as Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

The deadliest strikes hit the Bekaa Valley, in and around the historic city of Baalbek, overnight.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

5 siblings, some of them deaf, among those killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

A resident of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre says an Israeli airstrike has left at least seven dead, among them five siblings, three of whom were deaf and mute

World - ABC News - November 9

Israeli Strikes Killed 20 People in Northeastern Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

The strikes on Saturday targeted the ancient city of Baalbek and the surrounding areas.

World - The New York Times - November 10

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

New Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people including children in Lebanon and northern Gaza

World - ABC News - November 11

Israeli Strike Kills 23 People North of Beirut, Lebanon Says

The strike in the Jbeil district of Lebanon came amid an apparent diplomatic push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 10

Israeli strikes on north Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens, officials and rescuers say

At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and medics say.

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, officials say

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people on Sunday in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month that aid groups say has further ...

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 children in Gaza and Lebanon: Health officials

Israeli airstrikes Sunday killed dozens of people, including at least 20 children, in northern Gaza and Lebanon, health authorities said. The Israeli airstrike in Lebanon killed at least 23, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Israeli strikes intensify on three fronts as Lebanon talks reach critical stage

IDF hits Gaza, Syria and Beirut suburbs, as analysts say raids could be aimed at forcing hand of Hezbollah in negotiations. Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has intensified its air ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Israeli strike flattens Beirut building as Lebanon bombardment intensifies

Military has been striking deeper inside the country amid fierce fighting with Hizbollah militants

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Anger in Lebanon at large number of rescue workers killed by Israel

Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200. Middle East crisis – live updates Twenty-one civil defence rescuers have been ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

As Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon, fear rises in communities where the displaced took refuge

Israel has concentrated its bombardment of Lebanon mostly in the country’s south and east and in Beirut’s southern suburbs

World - ABC News - October 29

Remote islands free the imagination – but they also stir up fear

Bestselling author Paula Hawkins set her new book on a fictional tidal island. Here she examines the power and appeal of islands. There is something about an island that stirs the imagination. Or, ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: 87 killed in Israeli strikes on Beit Lahia

The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Lebanese army says 3 soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon

World - ABC News - October 20

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

Israel says it is planning to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before

World - ABC News - October 21

Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza's Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon

Israeli strikes have killed 38 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday

World - ABC News - October 25

Israeli Strike On the City of Sidon Kills 8 People, Lebanon Health Ministry Says

Israel’s military did not provide an immediate comment on the strike, but said earlier on Sunday that it was carrying out “targeted ground raids” in southern Lebanon.

World - The New York Times - October 27

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