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A resident inspects the damage to his home, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike during the Israel-Hezbollah war in Ghandouriyeh village, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

President Trump says US-Lebanon flights can resume, pledges help for that country after meeting its president

July 21, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

President Donald Trump pledged to help Lebanon “a lot” during a White House meeting on Tuesday with the country’s leader, Joseph Aoun, who came to push for long-term calm after...

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

US-Iran talks to begin Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed the Strait of Hormuz again

June 20, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

Iran’s joint military command says the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

The mother, center, and the wife, left, of the Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam Sabra, who was killed Saturday in south Lebanon along with a captain and a soldier in an Israeli airstrike, mourn during his funeral procession in Beirut, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Israel says Iran launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment during fragile ceasefire

June 7, 2026 at 6:39 p.m.

Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon 's capital.

An Israeli flag hangs on a destroyed building in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Thursday June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

What to know about the deal between Israel and Lebanon extending their shaky ceasefire

June 4, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, with an aim to continue talks later this month for a comprehensive peace deal.

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Burj al-Shamali village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran

June 3, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon...

A view of he Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting

June 1, 2026 at 2:12 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the...

Rescue workers search for victims inside a destroyed apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Israel strikes Beirut southern suburb ahead of crucial Washington talks

May 28, 2026 at 8:42 a.m.

Israel’s air force carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital, Beirut, Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military said, further straining a fragile ceasefire a day ahead of...

Displaced residents drive back to their villages as locals wave Hezbollah flags and an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Zefta, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force

April 17, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until...

People drive their motorbikes past billboards showing the Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top and right, and his father, the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect

April 16, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

A Hezbollah supporter waves a flag with the portrait of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a protest against the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in front the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israeli strike kills Lebanese security forces as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire ahead of talks

April 10, 2026 at 9:49 p.m.

Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between the Lebanese government and Israel set to begin next week.

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