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12 March 2026, 16:24

Hezbollah said it has targeted with a salvo of missiles an air defense system in Ma'alot-Tarshiha.

12 March 2026, 16:24

The Israeli army has issued an evacuation warning for a building in Beirut's Bashoura area.

12 March 2026, 16:23

Turkish Foreign Minister: This war should end as soon as possible. We are talking to the Iranian side, and we are talking to the American side.

12 March 2026, 16:20

Hezbollah said it has targeted with attack drones and salvos of missiles Admit, Shlomi, Even Menachem and Zariit in north Israel.

12 March 2026, 16:16

Trump said stopping Iran from "having nuclear weapons, and destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the world" is more important to him than oil prices.

12 March 2026, 16:07

Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei thanked the "resistance front" and said "the sacrificing Hezbollah" has "assisted the Islamic republic despite all obstacles."

12 March 2026, 15:44

Iran's new supreme leader has called on Gulf states to "shut down" US bases, vowed to avenge "martyrs" and thanked "the resistance front" in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq.

12 March 2026, 15:34

Hezbollah said it has targeted an Israeli air defense system near Caesarea.

12 March 2026, 15:11

Al-Jadeed: Lebanon is preparing to negotiate, without any official confirmation from Israel, through Cyprus, and it is expecting a response in the coming hours.

12 March 2026, 15:07

FM Rajji summoned Iran's ambassador and tasked the ministry's secretary-general to meet him to inform him of rejection of any interference in Lebanon's affairs.

12 March 2026, 14:57

Al-Jadeed: Speaker Berri has refused that the delegation include a Shiite figure, based on his insistence on the Mechanism committee as a mechanism for negotiations pending a ceasefire.

12 March 2026, 14:51

The Israeli army has urged all residents south of the Zahrani river to evacuate.

12 March 2026, 14:49

Al-Jadeed: The Lebanese team that will be sent to Cyprus to prepare for the possibility of negotiations with Israel comprises Paul Salem, Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Abdel Sattar Issa and a Druze figure who could be Halim Abou Fakhreddine or Shawki Abou Nasr.

12 March 2026, 14:30

The Israeli army has urged the residents of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Brajneh, Chiyyah and Tahwitat al-Ghadir to evacuate.

12 March 2026, 14:05

The Lebanese government has decided to summon a representative of Iran's embassy to complain over the Revolutionary Guard's announcement that it staged a joint operation with Hezbollah.

12 March 2026, 13:49

The death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon has risen to 687, including 98 children and 52 women.

12 March 2026, 13:15

Israel said Hezbollah has fired around 200 rockets at Israel last night, in a simultaneous attack with Iran, in "biggest barrage" since the start of the war.

12 March 2026, 13:01

Israeli strikes have targeted Qsarnaba and Douris in east Lebanon.

12 March 2026, 13:00

Israeli strikes have targeted several towns in south Lebanon including Haris, Kafra, Alma al-Shaab-Naqoura, Deir Ntar, Barish, Yater, Qantara, Qaaqaiyyet al-Jesser, Teffahta, Qana, al-Sultanieh, Taybeh, Qabrikha and Kfardounin.

12 March 2026, 12:29

Israel's Defense Minister has ordered the army to expand operations in Lebanon and warned to "take territory" if Lebanon fails to stop Hezbollah's rockets.

12 March 2026, 10:00

An Israeli strike on Ramlet al-Bayda in Beirut has killed at least 7 people and wounded at least 21, while two other strikes targeted an apartment in Aramoun.

11 March 2026, 23:42

Trump said that the United States must "finish the job" in Iran, hours after suggesting the war could be over soon because Washington had run out of targets.

11 March 2026, 22:30

Israeli and Lebanese reports: Israel has threatened to strike Lebanese civilian infrastructure if the government does not rein in Hezbollah.

11 March 2026, 22:22

Aoun, Macron and al-Sharaa held a trilateral phone call and discussed "the situations in Lebanon and the region in light of the rapid security developments."

11 March 2026, 22:12

Israeli security official: The U.S. might join airstrikes in the Bekaa and Baalbek.

11 March 2026, 22:11

Israeli security official: Hezbollah is acting as if it has nothing to lose and it is destroying itself and Lebanon with it.

11 March 2026, 22:11

Israeli security official: The military operation in Lebanon will not stop at the Litani River.

11 March 2026, 22:10

Israeli security official: We'll work in entire Lebanon, from the south to the north, and all targets are legitimate.

11 March 2026, 22:07

Al-Arabiya quoting Israeli security source: We're still hesitant in taking the decision of launching a ground invasion of Lebanon.

11 March 2026, 22:01

Israeli reports: Netanyahu is discussing an expansion of the ground operation in south Lebanon.

11 March 2026, 21:59

Israeli official to Channel 12: Hezbollah is trying to push us to take our foot off the pedal in Iran but that won't happen.

11 March 2026, 21:57

Israeli official to Channel 12: The Lebanese state has proven that it cannot rein in Hezbollah.

11 March 2026, 21:55

Israeli reports: Netanyahu is currently holding security consultations.

11 March 2026, 21:53

Israeli official to Channel 12: Reserve forces will be called up to expand the battle in Lebanon.

11 March 2026, 21:53

Israeli official to Channel 12: We're on the brink of launching a major battle in Lebanon.

11 March 2026, 21:49

Israeli official to Channel 12: There's an inclination to expand the operations in Lebanon in a major way.

11 March 2026, 21:31

A series of violent Israeli airstrikes have targeted Beirut's southern suburbs and the Israeli army has warned that it will act "very forcefully" there in the coming hours.

11 March 2026, 20:50

Hezbollah fired around 100 rockets at north Israel in the latest barrage, the biggest since war began, and the Israeli army said it is targeting Hezbollah launchpads and infrastrcture across Lebanon.

11 March 2026, 19:24

Deputy PM Mitri to Al-Jazeera: No one has so far responded to the president's proposals regarding the situations in Lebanon.

11 March 2026, 19:20

Today's Israeli strikes on Lebanon have so far killed 64 people and wounded 142 others, the Health Ministry said.

11 March 2026, 19:04

U.S. President Donald Trump to MTV reporter: We love Lebanon. We love the people of Lebanon. We've gotta get rid of Hezbollah, it's been a disaster for many years.

11 March 2026, 17:52

Diplomatic sources to L'Orient-Le Jour: The U.S. has suspended its coordination with the Lebanese Army in an effort to increase pressure for the removal of Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal.

11 March 2026, 17:31

An ongoing military probe determined that the US was responsible for the deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school, U.S. officials told the New York Times.

11 March 2026, 17:06

The Israeli army has urged once again residents of Beirut southern suburbs to evacuate ahead of strikes on Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al Barajneh, Shiyyah, Tahwitat al-Ghadir.