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Israeli strike kill more than 12 in southern Lebanon, including a Lebanese soldier, despite yesterday's truce between Israel and Hezbollah | LIVE
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1273+ words) Add as preferred on Google Two strikes were reported in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while a drone strike targeted the city of Nabatieh. Other strikes hit Kfar Rummane, in the Nabatieh district, and Jabal al-Rihan, in the Jezzine district. A low-flying drone…...
Cease-fire halts deadly escalation: Israeli strikes in south and Bekaa kill at least 50
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (791+ words) Waves of attacks triggered new displacements, especially around Nabatieh and Zahrani, toward Saida and Beirut. L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 19 June 2026 20: 23 Vehicles line up in traffic at the entrance to Saida on June 19, 2026, as residents flee southern villages for the…...
After the war, what future for the Strait of Hormuz?
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (195+ words) The U. S. -Iran Mo U provides for a 60-day toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but does not resolve what rules will govern the future management of the world's most strategic maritime route. L'OLJ / By Dany MOUDALLAL, 19 June 2026 16: 27 Ships moored…...
For the Middle East, a war for less than nothing
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (177+ words) L'OLJ / By Laure-Ma'ssa FARJALLAH, 19 June 2026 17: 11 Copies of the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri portraying an image of the U. S. president and a headline that reads "Gone with the wind" are displayed at a kiosk in Tehran on June 18, 2026. (Credit: AFP) Add as…...
U. S. sanctions Frangieh, Qomati: What political messages is Washington delivering?
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (191+ words) Through these sanctions, Washington appears intent on blocking Frangieh's path to the presidency while signaling that an agreement with Iran won't affect its priorities in Lebanon. L'Orient Today / By Malek Jadah, 19 June 2026 15: 13 The leader of the Marada Movement, Sleiman Frangieh,…...
Aoun urges 'comprehensive cease-fire' in call with Rubio ahead of Washington talks
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (226+ words) L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 19 June 2026 22: 04 U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Evian, on June 16, 2026. (Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP) Add as preferred on Google BEIRUT " President Joseph Aoun received a phone call Friday evening from U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…...
Escalation will not prevent efforts to achieve a comprehensive cease-fire, Aoun says
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (452+ words) L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 19 June 2026 16: 39 Khadija Amara, whom local residents said had not left her home, fills a jerrycan with water as she sits among the rubble of a house, which was damaged by an Israeli strike, in Qlaileh…...
Fadlallah: Iran told Hezbollah talks with US hinge on comprehensive cease-fire
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (229+ words) /Reuters / By L'Orient Today staff, 19 June 2026 14: 46 A Hezbollah flag flutters amid rubble of destroyed buildings, in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, Sour district, southern Lebanon, June 15, 2026. (Credit: Aziz Taher/Reuters)" Add as preferred on Google Lebanese Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah told Reuters…...
'Hezbollah operatives' treated under guard at Safed hospital after capture, Times of Israel reports
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (477+ words) L'Orient Today / By L'Orient Today staff, 19 June 2026 16: 51 Israeli soldiers react after taking cover near the Israel-Lebanon border following a Hezbollah drone attack that hit the northern border on May 19, 2026. (Credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP) Add as preferred on Google BEIRUT " At…...
Qassem claims victory: The plot to eliminate Hezbollah has failed
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (591+ words) Hezbollah's secretary-general accuses authorities of acting as "cover" for U. S. and Israel. L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 19 June 2026 21: 25 People react as Hezbollah's Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, addresses the crowd via a giant screen during the first day of Ashura commemorations…...