An Israeli strike hit the Lebanese mountain town of Bhamdoun, southeast of Beirut, early on Saturday, Lebanese lawmaker for the area Mark Daou told Reuters. He said the extent of damage was not immediately clear.

Lebanon’s health ministry said Saturday that hospitals in Beirut’s southern suburbs would be evacuated after heavy Israeli strikes in the area, urging hospitals in unaffected areas to stop admitting non-urgent cases. A ministry statement called on hospitals unaffected by Israeli strikes to...

Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi just concluded a meeting to “asses the situation” after a major attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, calling the area the home of Hezbollah’s “command centre”. Halevi said the army is “highly prepared to both attack and defend”, according to...

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin was on the phone with the Israeli defense minister as a massive strike was underway on the southern suburbs of Beirut but the US was not involved at all, Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Friday. “The United States was not involved in this operation and...