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Hezbollah drone strikes target Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/hezbollah-drone-strikes-target-israeli-soldiers-in-southern-lebanon
Published: April 28, 2026 16:20
Ceasefire frays further as Israel also carries out airstrikes and issues new displacement orders for south Lebanon Hezbollah launched several drones at Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, while Israel issued new displacement orders for southâŚ
Lebanese citizens with Australian partners being denied visitor visas amid concerns over unofficial âblacklistsâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/lebanese-citizens-denied-visas-australia
Published: April 28, 2026 15:00
Rejection letters for those applying to enter Australia while they wait for their partner visas read like âcut-and-pasteâ refusals, migration agents sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery night Maram cries for her father.âŚ
âIf your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wifeâ: Lebanonâs hit show parodying the patriarchy
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/28/lebanese-women-smatouha-minni-you-heard-it-from-me-feminist-youtube-series-satire
Published: April 28, 2026 08:00
The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni (You Heard It From Me) uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes In Beirutâs Gemmayzeh neighbourhood a rented flat has been transformed into a film set: bright studio lights in a cosy livingâŚ
Middle East crisis live: Iran says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/28/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-us-israel-lebanon-hormuz-nuclear-oil-latest-news-updates
Published: April 28, 2026 07:40
Tehranâs UN envoy says âfull respectâ of Iranâs rights also key for lasting regional stabilityUS is being âhumiliatedâ by Iranâs leadership, says Friedrich MerzThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said Iranâs oil industry is starting to shutâŚ
Lebanon accuses Israel of committing âecocideâ in country since 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/lebanon-accuses-israel-ecocide
Published: April 28, 2026 06:00
Claim by environment minister opens new report into profound ecological damage allegedly done by IDF forces Lebanonâs minister for the environment has accused Israelâs military of committing âan act of ecocideâ in the foreword to a report detailing theâŚ
Middle East crisis live: Iran âoffers to end chokehold on strait of Hormuzâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-iran-us-israel-lebanon-trump-araghchi-putin-hormuz-oil-latest-news-updates
Published: April 27, 2026 10:00
Sources say country wants US to end its blockade as part of proposal but has not addressed its nuclear programmeIran is offering to end its chokehold on the strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, two regional officials with knowledge ofâŚ
Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes kill 14 in deadliest day since ceasefire began
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/27/lebanon-israeli-strikes-deadliest-day-since-ceasefire-began
Published: April 27, 2026 00:26
The Israeli government and Hezbollah have traded blame over breaches to the truce, which is set to run for several more weeksLebanonâs health ministry said Israeli strikes on the countryâs south killed 14 people on Sunday, the deadliest day since aâŚ
The Gaza model: is this what war looks like now? | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/24/gaza-israel-lebanon-war
Published: April 24, 2026 11:00
Before the war on Gaza, the seed of Israelâs strategy of wholesale destruction was planted in a 2006 war on Lebanon. Today, the playbook repeats itselfShortly after 2pm on 8 April, it seemed that Beirut was hit by an earthquake. Within 10 minutes, multipleâŚ
Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to âshoot and killâ boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/24/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-strait-israel-lebanon-truce
Published: April 24, 2026 04:52
US president claims âtotal controlâ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of minesTrump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two containerâŚ
Foreign Office unit tracking Israelâs potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/23/foreign-office-unit-israel-potential-breaches-international-law-closed
Published: April 23, 2026 16:31
Exclusive: Officials warn department will lose access to database of 26,000 verified cases by cutting fundingThe Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed because ofâŚ
Lebanese journalist killed in Israeli attack had spoken of death threat
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/lebanon-journalist-amal-khalil-israel-death-threat
Published: April 23, 2026 13:22
Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by âan Israeli enemyâMiddle East crisis â live updatesThe Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli attack on Wednesday had previously spoken of receiving a threatâŚ
âWeâre attached to this land like a tree is rooted in soilâ: unexpectedly timely exhibition speaks up for the people of south Lebanon
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/23/were-attached-to-this-land-like-a-tree-is-rooted-in-soil-unexpectedly-timely-exhibition-speaks-up-for-the-people-of-south-lebanon
Published: April 23, 2026 06:42
While the population of southern Lebanon have sometimes felt abandoned by their own state, a show in London told their stories and celebrated their resistanceIn one room of Londonâs Palestine House, a large screen plays looped news footage from southernâŚ
Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washingtonâs navy secretary leaves office âimmediatelyâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/23/middle-east-crisis-live-news-us-iran-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-ships-latest-updates
Published: April 23, 2026 04:04
White House says Tehran in âvery weak positionâ; Iran says two seized ships transferred to its coast; US navy secretary exiting post âeffective immediatelyâ, says PentagonâImpossibleâ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid âflagrantâ ceasefire breaches, IranâŚ
Lebanon accuses Israel of blocking attempt to rescue journalist after bomb strike
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike
Published: April 22, 2026 19:53
Journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj were both caught in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, with the former trapped under rubble for hoursIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon wounded one journalist and left another trapped under rubble on WednesdayâŚ
What is Hezbollah? How the group embedded itself into the fabric of Lebanese life â video
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/apr/22/what-is-hezbollah-how-the-group-embedded-itself-into-the-fabric-of-lebanese-life-video
Published: April 22, 2026 06:02
When Lebanon gets mentioned in the news, itâs often alongside Hezbollah. The group, designated by major western powers as a terrorist group, is varyingly characterised as a democratic political party in Lebanonâs parliament, as an organisation thatâŚ