Israel is slowly withdrawing from Lebanese villages it occupied, as part of a ceasefire deal. Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.

The Lebanese army entered two towns Friday in the Tyre district in southern Lebanon following an Israeli withdrawal, according to the Lebanese state news agency, NNA. The development comes barely one day before the deadline for the withdrawal. Israel, however, said earlier that the withdrawal could take longer than the 60-day timeline.

The Lebanese Army announced that its units have entered the town of Dhayra in the Tyre District and other border villages as part of their ongoing efforts to secure southern Lebanon. Health Ministry r

Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in Lebanese affairs, the weakening of Iran and the willingness of the international community to provide foreign aid and backing to Lebanon’s new leaders mean there is support for a reform agenda that wasn’t previously there.

Displaced Lebanese residents were shot by Israeli forces as they returned to southern Lebanon despite warnings that troops had yet to withdraw.

Over the past week, Lebanon gained both a new president and prime minister-designate, raising hopes for a recovery from years of economic collapse and reconstruction after the 14-month war between Israel and Hezbollah that ended in a ceasefire late last November.

Lebanon remains on edge as the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire expires. The Lebanese Army said that a soldier was shot dead and another wounded, with one attack occurring on the Marwahin-Dhayra-Tyre road and another in Mays Al-Jabal.

The White House said that a ceasefire involving Israel and Lebanon had been extended in a Sunday statement. The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, announced by former President Biden in

What does life look like when you can hear bombs in the vicinity or when your cities are full of rubble of buildings that were once home?

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

The Israeli military said on Friday that it remained deployed in southern Lebanon while maintaining the terms of the ceasefire deal. The army conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah weapons storage facilities and active observation posts in southern Lebanon over the past few days,

TYRE, Lebanon — There are just a couple of days remaining before a ceasefire deadline between Israel and the Lebanon-based fighting group Hezbollah. As part of the deal, the Israeli military is ...