Crimes against children in conflict zones surge in 2024: Save the Children
One in five children globally lived in active conflict zones last year, according to a report by Save the Children.
Lebanon
Israel attacks southern Lebanon, killing two and wounding seven
Israeli attacks have killed two people and wounded seven others in southern Lebanon, a day after Tel Aviv threatened to escalate its onslaught on alleged Hezbollah targets.
Lebanese military mobilizes troops in south after Israeli army movements near border
The Lebanese army mobilized its forces in the border town of Meiss El-Jabal in southern part of the country, following Israeli military movements near the border, local media has reported.
Israel threatens to step up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israel’s defence minister accuses Beirut of delaying efforts to disarm militant group a day after deadly Israeli airstrikeIsrael has threatened to step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry repor…
Israeli air attack kills four in Lebanon, straining fragile ceasefire
An Israeli air raid has killed at least four people in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, in a strike that put more pressure on a nearly yearlong truce with Hezbollah.
UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet
Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governmentsThe UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanon’s role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish p…
Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli incursions after deadly raid
IDF says it was attacking Hezbollah infrastructure when it fired at a ‘suspect’ and the incident is under reviewIsraeli troops have killed a Lebanese municipal worker while carrying out a raid in the south of the country, prompting Lebanon’s president …
U.S. Middle East Envoy Presses Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah
The visit by the envoy, Morgan Ortagus, coincided with a spike in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in recent weeks that has stoked fears of a renewed conflict.
UN slams Israel for attack on peacekeeping troops in Lebanon
The United Nations and France have condemned an Israeli attack that hit UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon.
Pope Leo to visit several cities in Turkey, Lebanon on first trip abroad as pontiff
Pope Leo will visit eight cities and towns in Turkey and Lebanon in 2025, the Vatican announced on Monday. It will be his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, during which he is expected to make appeals for peace across the region.