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News Lebanon: Israel claims control of Lebanon’s key Ali al-Taher ridge: What that means

Published on: Saturday 05 September 2026
Israel claims control of Lebanon’s key Ali al-Taher ridge: What that means
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/israel-claims-control-of-lebanons-key-ali-al-taher-ridge-what-that-means

Israel this week has claimed to have established operational control over the strategically vital Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, after an extended operation against positions of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

News Lebanon: Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon

Published on: Friday 04 September 2026
Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon
News source: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/world/article/months-after-ceasefire-israel-and-hezbollah-22418838.php

Israel's military says it has taken control of the Ali Taher ridge in Lebanon, despite ongoing clashes with Hezbollah. The area has seen frequent fighting since a ceasefire began over two months ago....

News Lebanon: The dangerous journey home for Christian communities in southern Lebanon

Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026
The dangerous journey home for Christian communities in southern Lebanon
News source: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/middle-east/the-dangerous-journey-home-for-christian-communities-in-southern-lebanon

Ain Ebel, Rmeich and Debl, known locally as the “Delta of Resilience”, are the last inhabited Christian towns in Lebanon’s border region. Since fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated into a full-scale war in 2024, residents have endured deaths, destruction and growing isolation from the rest of the country.

News Lebanon: Lebanon Raises Toll to 4 Dead in Overnight Israeli Strikes

Published on: Friday 04 September 2026
Lebanon Raises Toll to 4 Dead in Overnight Israeli Strikes
News source: https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5314876-lebanon-raises-toll-4-dead-overnight-israeli-strikes

Lebanon on Saturday raised the toll in Israeli strikes on the country's south and east overnight to four killed, with Israel saying it was responding to an attempted Hezbollah attack.  Lebanon's health ministry reported four people killed including an 18-year-old woman, and 32 others wounded, including several women and children, in Israeli strikes on several locations on Friday, particularly in the Nabatieh region.  An Israeli army statement said its forces struck Hezbollah "terrorists and infrastructure" including "weapon storage facilities". 

News Lebanon: Education Cannot Wait Launches Urgent Support to Protect Learning for Crisis-Affected Children in Lebanon

Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026
Education Cannot Wait Launches Urgent Support to Protect Learning for Crisis-Affected Children in Lebanon
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/education-cannot-wait-launches-urgent-150000841.html

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) today reaffirmed their strong partnership with Lebanon's Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) to protect the right to education for children impacted by the rapidly escalating crisis in Lebanon.

News Lebanon: A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026
A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon
News source: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-prisoner-malek-ghazi-release-hezbollah-bfe8abeb4f713332a543e23dd9d2bba5

A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago.

News Lebanon: Lebanon asks Greece to help enforce agreement with Israel

Published on: Monday 31 August 2026
Lebanon asks Greece to help enforce agreement with Israel
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/lebanon-asks-greece-to-help-enforce-agreement-with-israel

After Greece agrees to Israeli weapons deal, Joseph Aoun asks Athens to help advance US-brokered framework agreement.

News Lebanon: Why has Israel escalated attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire?

Published on: Saturday 15 August 2026
Why has Israel escalated attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire?
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/why-has-israel-escalated-attacks-in-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire

Lebanese leaders have condemned the Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon that has killed at least 11 people in the worst attacks since the renewal of a ceasefire was brokered in June by the United ...

News Lebanon: Aoun: Any instability in Lebanon would have far-reaching repercussions

Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026
Aoun: Any instability in Lebanon would have far-reaching repercussions
News source: https://sana.sy/en/politics/2339546/

Beirut, Aug. 31 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Lebanon’s stability was essential to the stability of the region and Europe, warning that any instability in the country would ...

News Lebanon: School starts soon in Lebanon but thousands still shelter in them during war

Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026
School starts soon in Lebanon but thousands still shelter in them during war
News source: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-displaced-schools-shelters-israel-war-e2fbcb914de19fd9b24e79498e219e43

Families sheltering in a school in Lebanon's city of Tyre are some of the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the latest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

News Lebanon: In southern Lebanon, fighting Hezbollah in the hills becomes a strategic conundrum

Published on: Thursday 27 August 2026
In southern Lebanon, fighting Hezbollah in the hills becomes a strategic conundrum
News source: https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/08/28/in-southern-lebanon-fighting-hezbollah-in-the-hills-becomes-a-strategic-conundrum/

In hilly southern Lebanon, local forces are keen to maintain control over areas from which Israeli troops have withdrawn.

News Lebanon: Two killed in Israeli drone strike on motorcycle in southern Lebanon

Published on: Sunday 23 August 2026
Two killed in Israeli drone strike on motorcycle in southern Lebanon
News source: https://sana.sy/en/international/2338303/

Beirut, Aug. 24 (SANA) Lebanese authorities announced Monday that two young men were killed in an Israeli strike targeting their motorcycle in Nabatieh

News Lebanon: Lebanon to Inspect Facilities for Iraqi Fuel Oil Transit Through Syria

Published on: Friday 07 August 2026
Lebanon to Inspect Facilities for Iraqi Fuel Oil Transit Through Syria
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/05/lebanon-band-depositors-seek-money-returned/1341785935555/

Lebanon is laying the logistical and administrative groundwork for a project to transport Iraqi fuel oil by road through Syria to oil facilities in the northern city of Tripoli, though discussions have not yet reached the implementation stage.

News Lebanon: Bank clients in Lebanon won't give up trying to recover lost savings

Published on: Tuesday 04 August 2026
Bank clients in Lebanon won't give up trying to recover lost savings
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/05/lebanon-band-depositors-seek-money-returned/1341785935555/

Bank depositors in Lebanon, who lost their lifetime savings in the country's worst financial collapse seven years ago, are not giving up.

News Lebanon: Turkey wants to join a new Lebanon security initiative after UN mission ends

Published on: Thursday 30 July 2026
Turkey wants to join a new Lebanon security initiative after UN mission ends
News source: https://apnews.com/article/turkey-lebanon-new-initiative-after-unifil-785c0d28738f55533b402a73816b5426

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is interested in joining a new security initiative for Lebanon.

News Lebanon: Israeli military vehicle seen in Zawtar al‑Sharqiyah of southern Lebanon

Published on: Tuesday 04 August 2026
Israeli military vehicle seen in Zawtar al‑Sharqiyah of southern Lebanon
News source: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1367549.shtml

Israeli military vehicle stationed in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, southern Lebanon. The Lebanese army said on July 26 that continued Israeli attacks and violations of existing understandings are obstructing its deployment in southern Lebanon and delaying the return of residents to their border villages.

News Lebanon: Lebanon's prime minister visits shattered border village as phased Israeli withdrawal begins

Published on: Wednesday 22 July 2026
Lebanon's prime minister visits shattered border village as phased Israeli withdrawal begins
News source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/southern-lebanon-israel-pilot-zones-9.7279515

Lebanon's prime minister visited Wednesday a battered southern village as the implementation of a Washington-brokered Lebanese-Israeli agreement began, following months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah .

News Lebanon: Lebanon Sports Complex opens Sept. 10

Published on: Thursday 28 August 2025
Lebanon Sports Complex opens Sept. 10
News source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lebanon-sports-complex-opens-sept-035900006.html

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lebanon Sports Complex will be held this month, according to city officials. Lebanon Mayor Rick Bell publicly invited residents to commemorate the opening of Phase 1 of the Sports Complex, on Hwy. 231 South, which will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10. City leaders said the grand opening will include giveaways, concessions, food trucks and photo ...