MIDDLE EAST
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Israeli Military Operations in Lebanon and Gaza Escalation
Israel intensified air strikes on southern Lebanon and Gaza in late May 2026, declaring new combat zones and killing dozens of civilians including children. The operations occurred during Eid al-Adha and threatened an April ceasefire agreement, with reports of targeted assassinations of Hamas leadership and Hezbollah operations.
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- Israeli military launches strike on Beirut
- Israel intensifies attacks on southern Lebanon, killing at least 16 people
- Lebanon: Massive fireball as Israel strikes city of Tyre
- Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon ‘a combat zone’, imperilling ceasefire
- Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli assassinations
- Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli assassinations
- Israel strikes Tyre after declaring 'combat zones' in south Lebanon
- Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon at least 11, including two children
- Hezbollah launches attacks on invading Israeli army, Israeli strike kills three
- Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon continues
- Israeli attack on Gaza City kills at least 10, including four children
- Israel kills children in strikes on Gaza as fear taints Eid joy
- Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike
- For Gaza, Eid joy is now a form of resistance
- Soldier killed in Hezbollah drone attack as Israel widens strikes on terror group
- In pictures: Israel pounds southern Lebanon, two killed in Tyre
- Hezbollah claims 37 military operations against Israeli troops in Lebanon