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Lebanon is studying US-drafted ceasefire proposal, official says

Resolution would move Iran-backed Hizbollah troops north of the Litani river and create multinational task force

World - Financial Times - November 16

Lebanon considers cease-fire plan while Israel launches new strikes

Lebanon is considering a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan while Israel launched new strikes in the area south of Beirut. Senior Lebanon officials are reviewing the proposal and it is based on the U.N. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Israel Strikes Near Beirut as Two Medics Killed in South Lebanon

Israel’s bombing campaign has complicated U.S. diplomacy to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war.

World - The New York Times - November 16

US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan

It comes amid escalating Israeli strikes seemingly aimed at pressurising Hezbollah and the government.

U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - November 19

Middle East Airlines Has Become an Unlikely National Hero in Lebanon

Middle East Airlines has managed to fly through regional and civil wars since the 1960s. And it is still in the skies today.

World - The New York Times - November 20

U.S. Envoy Will Head to Israel, Citing Progress on Lebanon Cease-Fire

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.

World - The New York Times - November 20

Lebanon youth international Céline Haidar in induced coma after airstrike

19-year-old was hit by shrapnel in Chiyah on Saturday Player remains in intensive care in hospital The Lebanon youth international Céline Haidar is still in an induced coma, four days after ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Israel strikes hit south Lebanon, killing at least 9 people

World - Yahoo News - November 20

The man who links Donald Trump with war-torn Lebanon

Massad Boulos, father of Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael, has met Middle Eastern politicians in the US

World - Financial Times - November 21

Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes for a Cease-Fire in Lebanon

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - November 21

Israel Strikes Across Lebanon After Ordering Evacuations of Southern Towns

The wide-scale bombardment continued a day after a U.S. envoy held talks with Israeli officials on a possible cease-fire with Hezbollah militants.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 22

4 U.N. peacekeepers wounded as Israel, Hezbollah clash in Lebanon

Four Italian soldiers were lightly wounded amid clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

Orchestra conductor mourns childhood home's destruction in Israel's southern Lebanon offensive

Lubnan Baalbaki, the conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, watched on his phone screen as the Israeli army destroyed his family home in southern Lebanon

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Israel Strike Against Hezbollah in Lebanon Kills at Least 20

Israel was targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, but failed to kill him, one Israeli official said. Hezbollah officials said none of the group’s leaders were at the attack site.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Hezbollah Fires Waves of Projectiles Into Israel After Deadly Strike in Lebanon

The waves of attacks on Sunday came amid diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire in the conflict.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Israel finalising ceasefire deal with Hizbollah in Lebanon, officials say

Figures from both countries suggest pact to end more than a year of conflict could be days away

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

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