Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-story building near the city centre in the third week of its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Lebanese ‌authorities said. In a further escalation, Israeli warplanes began striking bridges over the Litani River that link…

Israeli strikes in central Beirut reportedly kill six, escalating tensions amid ongoing conflict with Hezbollah and regional instability.

Three Ghanaian peacekeepers were wounded, according to the Ghanaian army. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The UN peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel intensifies military presence in southern Lebanon, conducting home searches amid ongoing conflict with Hezbollah as thousands flee.

EILON, Israel, March 18 - Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that the military has ordered evacuated, a senior Israeli commander said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two IDF soldiers, operating to counter rocket and drone attacks, were struck and wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; while responding, troops misidentified UN peacekeepers

The Israeli military widened its attacks to the districts in the center of the Lebanese capital, destroying buildings, forcing residents to flee and killing at least 10.

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed they struck two bridges in a press statement this afternoon on routes into South Lebanon where Irish soldiers are based.

Israel stepped up airstrikes in central Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building, Lebanese authorities said, in attacks that shook the capital in the third week of Israel's war with Hezbollah. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from the site of a strike.