The latest news, analysis and opinion on the developing conflict in the Middle East.
Beirut hit overnight with intense wave of air strikes against Hizbollah including targets near airport
Assassination comes as Israel prepares to mark anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack which killed 1,200 people
Assassination of long-standing leader is latest step in plan that has sparked panic and mayhem
Biggest attack on Lebanese capital in offensive said to have targeted group’s commander, Hassan Nasrallah
Washington reacted with frustration to Israeli prime minister’s insistence on continuing to strike Hizbollah with ‘full force’
Director at Japan’s Icom stresses company discontinued devices 10 years ago
Prime minister casts doubt on US-led efforts to bring about a ceasefire and prevent war spreading across the region
Many Haifa residents support offensive against Hizbollah even as rockets land around them
Proposed truce comes as Israel tells troops to prepare for potential ground invasion against Lebanese militant group
Tehran’s restraint in the face of increasingly aggressive Israeli operations has unsettled Lebanese militant group
Lebanese militant group fought Israeli troops to a stalemate in 2006. Both sides have tried to learn the lessons
Attack targeted head of militant group’s missiles division in latest round of bombardment
Outgoing US president calls for peace in Middle East and freedom for Ukraine without offering solutions
There is a short window for international diplomacy to find a face-saving formula for the Iran-backed militant group
US President Joe Biden has struggled to constrain Israeli leader from escalating conflict in the Middle East
IDF hits Beirut suburbs and Hizbollah fires on northern Israel as world leaders warn against slide into war
Since approving assassinations in Beirut and Tehran, the premier’s Likud party has taken the lead in national surveys
Deadliest single day in country for decades followed US warnings against escalating attacks on Hizbollah
Nearly 500 people killed after hundreds of Israeli strikes targeting Hizbollah
Exchanges of fire between Lebanese militant group and Israel are some of the most fierce since October 7
Air strike on Ibrahim Aqil and Radwan Force follows a wave of deadly blasts in Lebanon
Shocked citizens, extreme injuries and a powerful militant group in disarray: the impact of thousands of pager and walkie-talkie blasts
For Hizbollah the strike is a humiliation, while some Israelis see it as a prelude to a wider offensive in Lebanon
Hassan Nasrallah says pager and walkie-talkie detonations are ‘major security and military blow’
Exploding devices and air strikes suggest strategy is to force Lebanese militants to rethink military support for Gaza
At least 25 dead and more than 600 wounded in explosions a day after thousands of pagers detonated
