The IDF confirmed an explosion in southern Lebanon was caused by a Hezbollah smuggling operation, not an Israeli airstrike, as Lebanese reports suggested earlier on Thursday.

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The Israeli military carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah in response to what it described as the militant group’s attempts to rebuild operations in the region.

Hezbollah has responded by issuing a directive: stay hidden, effectively placing their members under what many describe as a form of "house arrest".

Bulgarian court delays extradition of Beirut blast suspect, seeking assurances he will not face the death penalty.

Almost six weeks after the Beirut port blast nearly blinded her in one eye, Kawthar Halabi has been unable to return to work as she is still having fragments of glass picked out of her flesh.

The Ministry of Social Affairs confirmed in a statement that it applies unified and consistent criteria for issuing disability cards, with no exceptions in medical requirements or classification procedures,