UN urges both countries to 'avoid further delay the return of residents on both sides to their towns and villages, official says - Anadolu Ajansı

As the 60-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel nears its end, an UN official has highlighted the ongoing challenges in southern Lebanon, including daily violations of the truce arrangements by Israeli troops.

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) released footage it claimed showed a vehicle loaded with explosives under a mosque in Lebanon. In a post on X, the IDF said it found a "weapons cache inside of a mosque,

The UN's high commissioner for refugees called during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday for the "sustainable" return of Syrian refugees to their home country following the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad.

Only peacekeepers, Lebanese military should be in the area, says Guterres, calling for end to Israeli 'occupation'; Macron, Aoun also demand IDF withdraw, as Jan. 26 deadline looms

UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday that Israel's military operations and "occupation" in south Lebanon must cease, nearly two months after the truce that ended the war with Hezbollah.

Antonio Guterres cautioned that there is no guarantee the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will hold or lead to a final peace agreement, but he expressed encouragement over Lebanon's election of a president on Jan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested his country might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah. Under the deal reached in November, Israel is supposed to complete its withdrawal from the country by Sunday.

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

Canada is working to further subordinate Lebanon to US and Israeli dictates. And it’s been doing so for some time. Recently the Globe and Mail published

In a phone call on Sunday, Madbouly congratulated Salam on securing a confidence vote in Parliament and forming a new government. He conveyed Egypt’s full support for Lebanon’s stability and the government’s efforts “to build and work towards achieving stability, security, and prosperity”.