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Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was agreed last week. CBC | World News
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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 2 in ‘violation’ of ceasefire, Israel denies breaching deal
At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said, as a ceasefire ending more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah appeared increasingly fragile. CBC | World News
Read More »Sport was another casualty of war in Lebanon. Fans hope they can get back on track
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Read More »Netanyahu urges Israeli cabinet to approve Hezbollah ceasefire deal to end fighting in Lebanon
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Read More »Israeli cabinet to meet Tuesday to vote on proposed ceasefire deal with Lebanon, official says
Israel’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to vote on a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, a senior Israeli official said on Monday, while a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that an accord could be announced “within hours.” CBC | World News
Read More »Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’
Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signaling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. CBC | World News
Read More »Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and battered Beirut’s southern suburbs. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel wants to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal, Netanyahu tells U.S. envoys
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. envoys on Thursday that Israel’s ability to counter threats to its security from Lebanon and return displaced people to the north were key elements of any ceasefire deal with Lebanon. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill at least 72 in Gaza and 3 journalists in south Lebanon
Israeli strikes since Thursday night killed at least 72 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday as growing worries about supply shortages in Gaza and international pressure for a ceasefire mounted. CBC | World News
Read More »This UN force is struggling to help keep the peace in southern Lebanon. So why is it still there?
The mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is to help enforce a UN resolution adopted after the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. But as war has broken out again, some observers question whether the peacekeeping force should have that mandate renewed next year. CBC | World News
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