Israel Strikes Near Beirut As Us Envoy Pushes Ahead on Ceasefire Talks

Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon's capital near parliament and embassies

Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon’s capital, slamming into an area of Beirut near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquarters

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Strikes on Iran suggest Israel may have heeded US warnings

Scant information about the strikes indicate Israel could have reined in some of its more ambitious plans to cause Iran pain.

Israel and Iran urged to use restraint by world leaders after strikes

The strikes risk pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed by Iran are already at war with Israel.

Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire talks at critical stage as IDF continues strikes in Lebanon

Israel carried out more strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Friday, leveling a building in Beirut. The attack comes as a top Iranian official is vowing to support the Lebanese and the U.S. ...

US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution

Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour, but Washington said the text would send "dangerous message" to Hamas.

Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

The head of Hezbollah's media office, Mohamad Afif, was one of the group's few remaining public faces.

Hizbollah chief spokesperson killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Latest attacks on Lebanese capital come as US pushes for diplomatic solution to conflict

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Israel pounds Beirut suburb with airstrikes overnight

The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, while three people were killed in an early morning airstrike ...

U.S. and Israeli negotiators to travel to Doha with hopes of resuming Gaza ceasefire talks

U.S. and Israeli negotiators will travel to Doha in the coming days, the top diplomats for U.S. and Qatar said Thursday, intending to resume long-stalled ceasefire talks.

Oil prices end lower as U.S. supplies rise for a third week

Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday, as a third straight weekly rise in U.S. crude supplies and worries about global demand outweighed support from a “meaningful escalation” this week in ...

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Israel demands right to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal

Benjamin Netanyahu meets US envoys to discuss end to war against Hizbollah

Business - Financial Times - October 31

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 - Yesterday

AI-generated images falsely claimed to show bombing near Beirut airport

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

An Israeli airstrike has struck a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital close to the U.N. headquarters, Parliament, the prime minister’s office and several embassies

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

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 - 2 days ago

U.S. envoy says there is "real opportunity" to end fighting between Israel, Hezbollah

U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein says there is a real opportunity to bring the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to an end, saying an end to hostilities is "within our grasp." CBS News senior foreign ...

Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hezbollah Edges Closer, U.S. Envoy Says

Amos Hochstein, the lead U.S. negotiator, said he had made progress on a trip to Beirut and would travel to Israel to try to secure a cease-fire agreement that has so far proven elusive.

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Israel strikes Iran

IDF confirms “precise” strikes hit military targets

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 - 5 days ago

Israel Strikes Near Beirut As Us Envoy Pushes Ahead on Ceasefire Talks

Topics