Israel and Hezbollah

Relatives of Amal Hassan al-Durr, a 5-year-old girl, lay her body to rest at the cemetery in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, on Feb. 22. She lost her life during an Israeli attack. In recent weeks, Israel has intensified its airstrikes, penetrating deeper into Lebanon.

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Relatives in Lebanon mourn victims of Israeli strikes, including a 5-year-old girl

4:45pm February 29, 2024

by Diego Ibarra Sánchez

Photographer Diego Ibarra Sánchez accompanied mourners in southern Lebanon after Israel stepped up airstrikes that claimed the lives of civilians and Hezbollah fighters.

Sisilya al-Ousi sits in her apartment building's bomb shelter, where she spends most of her time.

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As conflict on Israel's northern border grows, residents agonize over whether to stay

4:34pm January 10, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The pace of attacks across the Lebanon border has quickened since a strike in Beirut killed a Hamas official. Some residents have vowed to stay. Others wonder whether it's time to move away for good.

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Sunday.

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Israeli strike kills elite Hezbollah commander as fears of another regional war grow

9:20am January 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Wissam al-Tawil is the most senior militant in the secretive armed group Hezbollah killed since Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. The killing in southern Lebanon is the latest Gaza-linked escalation.

A picture taken from from the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa, near the border with Israel, shows smoke billowing near an Israeli outpost from rockets fired by Hezbollah on Dec. 15.

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Why Hezbollah and Israel haven't plunged into all-out war

12:58pm December 19, 2023

by Jane Arraf

The Iran-backed Lebanese militia and Israeli forces have been fighting across their border since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, but analysts say they want to avoid a war.

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Widad Ghareeb visits a neighbor's house that was destroyed by an Israeli attack during fighting between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah forces that escalated when the latest Gaza war began. Ghareeb's home next door was also heavily damaged.

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Away from Gaza, homes in south Lebanon bear the scars of Israel's other front line

5:00am December 14, 2023

A farming village in southern Lebanon sits on the edge of a parallel conflict to the war in Gaza, with Hezbollah militants fighting with Israel. Some Lebanese hold out hope for a permanent truce.

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Amit Michelson, an Israeli military reservist, stands for a portrait at a military base near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on Nov. 28.

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As fighting grinds on in Gaza, some Israelis in the north want a war with Hezbollah

3:06pm December 13, 2023

by Brian Mann

Hamas is viewed by many Israelis as an existential threat in the south. But in the north, especially in Upper Galilee, many Israelis say Lebanon's Hezbollah militants must also be destroyed.

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Syria Says Israeli Warplanes Strike Targets Near Damascus

2:41pm December 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Syrian Observatory says the airstrikes appeared to target Hezbollah arms shipments.