Lebanon

Lebanese army says it has taken over security in Hezbollah-dominated south

The army says it has met its goal of clearing the area of non-state weapons but Israel calls the move "insufficient".

Pte Seán Rooney died after his armoured UN vehicle came under fire while travelling to Beirut on in December 2022.

A Defence Forces spokesperson said the 127 Infantry Battalion came under fire while conducting a patrol.

The Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah sites, less than 24 hours after Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to meet.

Pope Leo XIV demanded justice for the more than 200 victims of the disaster, at the end of his three-day visit to Lebanon.

We are learning a little more about how Pope Leo intends to carry out his duties, writes Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool.

The Pope makes his first foreign trip to Turkey and says a third world war is being "fought piecemeal".

A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah's efforts to recover from their war.

Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.

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