The Israeli military has leveled whole areas of towns and villages in southern Lebanon as it presses on with plans to establish control in the area during a Trump-declared ceasefire, satellite imagery,

Hezbollah's leader has urged Lebanon to withdraw from direct talks with Israel, calling them a concession. Naim Kassem urged on Tuesday "indirect negotiations" instead.

Seven IDF soldiers who were in Lebanon were diagnosed in recent days with cave fever, also known as "endemic relapsing fever," and were hospitalized in hospitals across the country.

The Iran war has damaged economies, exposed Gulf energy vulnerabilities, deepened Lebanon’s crisis and raised new questions over regional security.

BEIRUT, May 11 (Reuters) - Lebanon's president has urged the United States to put pressure on Israel to cease fire and stop home demolitions in south Lebanon, the presidency said on Monday, as the death toll from Israeli attacks rose.

Residents of Rmeish, a Christian town in southern Lebanon, say they confronted Hezbollah and blocked them from using the village area.

At least two of the lawmakers named as victims in the case said they only found out about the threats on Tuesday.

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that escalating drone activity and nearby explosions involving suspected Hezbollah drones and Israeli forces are endangering its personnel and threatening already fragile stability in southern Lebanon.