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German airline Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that it will extend its suspension of flights to Beirut until the end of February due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Lufthansa had initially suspended its flights to Beirut until November 30 but has now pushed the suspension further. Additionally, the airline revealed that its flights to Tehran, Iran, …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for discussions with Israeli officials as the U.S. continues its efforts to push for a diplomatic resolution to the growing conflict in the Middle East. This marks Blinken’s 11th trip to the region since war broke out last year, and he arrives at a pivotal moment. Israel is …

The death toll has climbed to 13, including a child, following an Israeli airstrike near a hospital on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon’s health ministry reported on Tuesday. The ministry also stated that the number of people injured in the attack, which took place outside the Rafik Hariri University Hospital—Lebanon’s largest public hospital—has risen to 57. Of those injured, 17 …

Police in Beirut’s Hamra commercial district forcibly entered an abandoned building on Monday to evict hundreds of people displaced by the ongoing war with Israel. These individuals had been squatting in the building for several weeks. Lebanese authorities have established numerous shelters to house the displaced population, but the sheer volume of people—now reaching nearly 20% of the population, or …

Last week, Israel provided the U.S. with a document outlining its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the conflict in Lebanon and facilitate the return of displaced civilians on both sides of the border, according to two U.S. and two Israeli officials who spoke to Axios. Israeli officials said the Prime Minister’s Office shared the document with the White …

On Monday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri presented ideas to U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein to address the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a media report. Sky News Arabia, citing unnamed sources, reported that Berri suggested to Hochstein that the three-week truce agreement could be reinstated and that Lebanon could elect a president during the first week of the …

An Israeli airstrike targeted the major eastern city of Baalbek on Monday, resulting in the deaths of six people, including a child, according to state media reports. The strike reportedly hit a building located in a densely populated residential area. Lebanon’s health ministry confirmed that the Israeli attack in Baalbek claimed the lives of six individuals, including a child. The …

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stated on Monday that his meeting with U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein had a more favorable and positive atmosphere than he had anticipated, according to a report by MTV. Sources familiar with the meeting revealed to MTV that the 21-day ceasefire is seen as the starting point for establishing a long-term truce before fully implementing Resolution 1701. …