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Smoke billows from the site of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the area of the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor on March 22, 2025.
Smoke billows from the site of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the area of the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor on March 22, 2025. © Rabih Daher, AFP
Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, threatening a truce between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Lebanon’s prime minister warned his country was at risk of being drawn into a "new war". Read our liveblog to follow developments in the Middle East.
22/03/2025 - 09:05
Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border launch
Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, threatening a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
That conflict marked the deadliest spillover of the Gaza war, rumbling across the border for months before escalating into a blistering Israeli offensive that wiped out Hezbollah’s top commanders, many of its fighters and much of its arsenal.
The Israeli military said earlier it intercepted three rockets launched from a Lebanese district approximately 6 km (4 miles) north of the border, the first cross-border launch since a US-brokered ceasefire in November ended the fighting.
22/03/2025 - 09:02
Lebanon's PM warns of renewal of military operations in south of the country
Lebanon’s prime minister warned on Saturday of the potential renewal of military operations in the south of the country.
“All security and military measures must be taken to show that Lebanon decides on matters of war and peace,” Nawaf Salam said in a statement after Israel struck towns in southern Lebanon in response to a cross-border rocket launch.
22/03/2025 - 08:05
Israel says Lebanon responsible for any rocket fire from its territory
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned the military would hit back after intercepting three rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday.
“We cannot allow fire from Lebanon on Galilee communities,” Katz said in a statement. “The Lebanese government is responsible for attacks from its territory. I have ordered the military to respond accordingly.”
22/03/2025 - 07:52
Thailand says 'disappointed' by renewed Gaza hostilities
Thailand has said it is “disappointed” by the return to hostilities in Gaza and called for the release of hostages, including a Thai national.
Israel on Tuesday began a fresh assault on the war-battered enclave, shattering the relative calm since a January 19 ceasefire.
The strikes, by far the deadliest since the truce took effect in January, have killed more than 500 people, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
22/03/2025 - 07:51
Germany, France, UK call for 'immediate return' to Gaza ceasefire: statement
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain called late Friday for an “immediate return” to a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel’s military pressed its renewed offensive in the Palestinian territory.
Israel on Tuesday began a fresh assault on the war-battered enclave, shattering the relative calm since a January 19 ceasefire.
“The resumption of Israeli strikes in Gaza marks a dramatic step backward for the people of Gaza. We are appalled by the civilian casualties and urgently call for an immediate return to a ceasefire,” the ministers said in a joint statement.
The joint appeal came after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip if Hamas did not release the remaining Israeli hostages being held there.
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