Prime minister Nawaf Salam ordered his army to disarm the Iranian proxy group in the Lebanese capital Beirut and begin negotiations with Jerusalem.

A US State Department official said the meeting will be held in Washington next week, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier ordered talks between Israel and Lebanon.

A US State Department official said the meeting will be held in Washington next week, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier ordered talks between Israel and Lebanon.

Israel seeks direct talks with Lebanon to discuss Hezbollah disarmament following bombardments that threaten a US-Iran ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed more than 300 people in Lebanon and placed Donald Trump's U.S.-Iran ceasefire in jeopardy. Trump announced a ceasefire ‌in the six-week-old Iran conflict late on…

Pakistan enhances security in Islamabad ahead of crucial U.S.-Iran talks amid rising tensions over Israeli strikes on Lebanon.

Israel vowed more strikes against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international demands that the fragile truce between the United States and Iran in the Gulf be expanded to cover the war in Lebanon. At least 203 people were killed and 1,000 wounded in the latest strikes, the Lebanese health ministry said. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

sraeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran

He described Iran’s leaders as “much more reasonable” than their public comments would suggest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel launches more airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, while Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz, claiming a ceasefire violation.

Even as the U.S. and Iran seek to cement a ceasefire, Israel is seizing more territory from its neighbors in preparation for a long, drawn-out conflict across the Middle East. Israel's creation of "buffer zones" in Gaza, Syria and now Lebanon reflects a strategic shift after the attacks of October…

A fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States hung in the balance on Wednesday as Tehran threatened renewed hostilities and Israel launched heavy strikes on Lebanon. Both sides claimed…

Iran had accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by launching massive attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Germany has said it is ready to re-engage with Tehran. Follow DW for more.

The ceasefire between the US and Iran has sidelined Israel and left its war goals largely unmet, leading Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics to lament a “strategic failure” that has damaged Israel’s standing…

His announcement comes a day after Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes that resulted in the deadliest day in Lebanon since the war began on Feb. 28.

"Anyone who acts against Israeli civilians - we will strike them," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vowing attacks "wherever necessary" in Lebanon.

Peace talks will include the disarming of Hezbollah, Mr Netanyahu said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Iranian president today said the attacks rendered planned negotiations between Washington and Tehran “meaningless”.

Pakistan facilitates crucial US-Iran peace talks amid regional tensions

Emergency workers in Beirut are searching for survivors after Israeli strikes on busy commercial and residential areas of the Lebanese capital on Wednesday. Now there are fears the Middle East ceasefire is at risk.

The fresh missile attack comes after Israel’s worst bombardment of Lebanon in the war on April 8. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Israeli military said it was continuing ground operations in southern Lebanon. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said authorities are mobilising “all of Lebanon’s political and diplomatic resources to stop the Israeli killing machine,” as the country grapples with the scale of the destruction and loss.

This development comes after Israel carried out extensive, coordinated airstrikes against Hezbollah on Wednesday, despite a two-week truce announced by the United States.

Israel has insisted that Lebanon is not part of the two-week truce between Iran and the United States.

Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed 182 people – the deadliest single day since the start of the Israel–Hezbollah war. Israel launched a wave of strikes on central Beirut and other parts of the country, even as a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came into effect. Iranian officials say the deal was meant to include Lebanon, but both Israel and Washington insist it does not. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Sami Nader, Director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs, who says Lebanon is facing “collective punishment” from Israel, with the strikes justified by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Lebanese authorities do not have full control over their territory.

Lebanon declared a national day of mourning on Thursday, a day after Israel launched its biggest attack of the war on its neighbour so far, leaving widespread destruction in the capital Beirut and killing more than 250 people according to the country’s civil defence service.

With a 50% chance of holding, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is on a knife-edge. Ongoing Israeli strikes and Iran’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz are undermining the truce. Know the full analysis on the volatile Middle East security landscape.