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Hours after a truce was called, people began to return to southern Lebanon without knowing if their homes remained intact

News comes less than a day after ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hizbullah in Lebanon

US-brokered deal ‘designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities’, says Joe Biden

Israel has agreed to pause fighting in Lebanon, but a truce in Gaza remains in doubt

Following ceasefire deal, Shia movement will halt attacks on Israel, but will assume huge responsibilities in rebuilding towns and infrastructure

Israeli PM says ‘we will strike decisively’ if Hizbullah violates accord, which is expected to take effect on Wednesday

‘Israel can say one thing today and tomorrow it can change,’ says Ali amid reports of a 60-day cessation of attacks

The deal is not a long-term agreement, but the framework for a 60-day ceasefire, with Unifil set to play an important role in implementation

The city has seen a mass exodus since Israel intensified its assault against Hizbullah, displacing more than 1.2m people

Israeli security cabinet expected to approve deal on Tuesday despite minister’s criticism of ‘historic missed opportunity’

More than 310 other medical personnel ‘arrested, tortured and executed in prisons’, Hamas-run health authorities say

Fighting continued on Sunday, with Hizbullah firing 250 rockets into Israel, while Israel struck targets near Beirut

At least one Lebanese solider killed in Israeli attack in Al-Amiriya, says Lebanese army

Israel used bunker buster bombs in attack destroying eight-storey building, local media report

Netanyahu says Israel ‘utterly rejects’ the accusations against it by the ICC ’which is a biased and discriminatory political body’

Israeli strikes kill 15 in Palestinian enclave as hospital in north of region makes distress call

Militant group is believed to have tens of thousands of recruits from Lebanese Shia community

Israel obstructing aid shipments desperately needed by Palestinian civilians in Gaza, says US senators

Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly urged Hizbullah, its most important proxy, to agree to a ceasefire

Donald Trump's return as US president is a clarifying moment that should make European policymakers look again at the terms of the transatlantic relationship

Some 15 strikes carried out by Israel on Beirut for fifth consecutive day as eight killed in attacks across Lebanon

Five Defence Forces troops were ‘blowing off steam’ after six-month tour when bar fight erupted while waiting for flight home

Draft agreement notes Hizbullah withdrawal north of Litani river, about 30km north of Israeli border in most areas

Regular and deadly attacks have produced a strange, dark reality in Lebanon’s capital

This tech conference is profitable and expanding, but its 70,000-visitor Lisbon conference remains the jewel in its crown

Skirmish quickly quashed by security guards at stadium as riot police deployed at ‘high-risk’ game

Attack by Israel on suburban areas of Damascus in Syria kills 15 with military saying it was targeting Islamic Jihad sites

‘Systematic and widespread’ forced displacement of Palestinians is a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch says

Fixture designated ‘high risk’ following recent hooliganism and anti-Semitism in Dutch capital surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

Air strikes pound Beirut for second consecutive day

The evangelical pastor has previously stated that the West Bank is an integral part of Israel

Keane’s decision not to resign as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager after October 7th has been criticised

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 50 people, including a Hamas leader, as hospital director warns of ‘alarming’ malnutrition in Palestinian enclave

Sally Hayden: How many innocent people must be killed or have their lives destroyed in Israel’s pursuit of `military targets’?

Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents have been told to evacuate areas in north and centre of coastal strip

Israel says Dutch security services were warned about potential for trouble around Maccabi Tel Aviv-Ajax game, but Dutch justice minister responds he was unaware of this

Taipei says no Taiwanese citizens or companies involved in operation targeting Hizbullah in September

Draft agreement states Hizbullah must withdraw north of the Litani river and IDF will remain in Lebanon for 60 days

In Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, many of those who heeded Israeli evacuation warnings have returned home despite the continuing danger

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