Israel's offensive in Lebanon

Israel's offensive in Lebanon: a running story on the front pages of 7 newsrooms from 1 March 2026 to 7 July 2026, 202 headlines over 129 days.

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7 July 2026

• South China Morning Post Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills 4, including 3 women

1 July 2026

• AP A glowing red room in southern Lebanon shows life after the fighting

30 June 2026

• AP A glowing red room in southern Lebanon shows life after the fighting

29 June 2026

• Al Jazeera In Lebanon, framework agreement signed with Israel spurs protest, criticism
• AP A glowing red room in southern Lebanon shows life after the fighting

28 June 2026

• BBC News Israel strikes southern Lebanon as Hezbollah condemns new deal
• AP A glowing red room in southern Lebanon shows life after the fighting

27 June 2026

• Al Jazeera What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon?
• CNN Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement
• AP A glowing red room in southern Lebanon shows life after the fighting
• BBC News Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks

25 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks kill 2 in southern Lebanon despite ongoing Washington talks

24 June 2026

• BBC News Israeli troops kill two in south Lebanon after lull in fighting, authorities say

21 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli strikes kill 32 in Lebanon, putting US-Iran talks in peril
• CNN Why is there fighting in Lebanon?

20 June 2026

• BBC News Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire, US says, as more Lebanon strikes reported
• Al Jazeera As Lebanon tests US-Iran deal, Trump must rein in Netanyahu, analysts say

18 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli air strikes on Lebanon continue despite US-Iran deal
• BBC News Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite Trump criticism

17 June 2026

• BBC News Why is Trump furious with Netanyahu over strikes on Lebanon?
• Al Jazeera Israeli strikes kill four in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire talks
• Al Jazeera Israel went to war with Iran, but Netanyahu may be the loser

16 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Netanyahu says Israel won’t leave occupied land in Lebanon

11 June 2026

• BBC News Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports say

7 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill 12 people, including high-ranking officers

5 June 2026

• AP Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
• BBC News Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon
• Fox News As Hezbollah rejects truce, families on Israel's northern border describe life under fire

4 June 2026

• BBC News Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah stopping attacks
• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks kill nine in Lebanon, reach Beirut outskirts

3 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Lebanon hopes crunch talks in Washington will halt an Israeli invasion
• BBC News Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold

2 June 2026

• Al Jazeera Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt hostilities, Lebanon invasion
• BBC News Lebanon says Hezbollah agrees reciprocal halt to attacks on Israel
• Al Jazeera Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Gaza threaten US ceasefire talks

31 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli soldiers reach Nabatieh, one of southern Lebanon’s biggest cities

30 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks kill 14 in Lebanon as Pentagon hosts security talks

29 May 2026

• BBC News Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon during ceasefire, videos show
• Al Jazeera Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 19 people

27 May 2026

• BBC News Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikes

26 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel to intensify Lebanon offensive to ‘crush’ Hezbollah
• BBC News Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah
• New York Times Netanyahu Says Israel Plans to Intensify Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon

25 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon amid fresh evacuation orders

24 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill at least 20 despite supposed ceasefire

20 May 2026

• BBC News Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes
• South China Morning Post Vance says Iran talks making ‘good progress’, but US forces ‘locked and loaded’

19 May 2026

• BBC News Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say

17 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon continue despite ‘ceasefire’ extension

16 May 2026

• BBC News Lebanon says six killed in Israeli strike as US announces ceasefire extension

15 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Cautious optimism in Lebanon as direct talks with Israel progress

14 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Iran war day 76: Vance says progress made in talks; Israel pounds Lebanon
• BBC News Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel
• BBC News Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 22 people, health ministry says

13 May 2026

• BBC News Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes

12 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks kill at least four in southern Lebanon
• Al Jazeera Israeli killings in Lebanon rise: Is even the pretence of a ceasefire over?

11 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Medics among 51 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in past 24 hours

10 May 2026

• BBC News Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39
• Al Jazeera Syria and Lebanon make ‘significant progress’ at talks on joint interests
• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 24

9 May 2026

• Al Jazeera More than a dozen reported killed in Israeli attacks on south Lebanon

7 May 2026

• BBC News Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

5 May 2026

• BBC News Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire

3 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 41 people in 24-hours
• BBC News Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

2 May 2026

• Al Jazeera At least 12 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon

30 April 2026

• BBC News Israeli 'double-tap' strike kills three rescue workers in Lebanon, officials say

29 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Lebanon’s PM slams Israel’s ‘war crimes’ as attack kills 3 rescue workers

28 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Hezbollah and Israel swap threats and strikes across Lebanon’s border

27 April 2026

• BBC News Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon amid ongoing ceasefire
• South China Morning Post Lebanon reports bloodiest day since ceasefire as Israel targets Hezbollah

26 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel kills four in Lebanon as it escalates ceasefire breaches

25 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks on Lebanon may violate international law, UN warns

24 April 2026

• BBC News Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks, but he won't 'rush' Iran deal
• Al Jazeera Mixed views in Lebanon ahead of controversial talks with Israel

23 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least five people, including journalist
• CNN Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes after strike kills journalist

22 April 2026

• BBC News Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
• South China Morning Post Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, testing Lebanon truce as talks loom
• New York Times Israeli Soldiers Are Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon

21 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Outcry grows over Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon
• New York Times Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus
• Al Jazeera Lebanon, Israel to meet again Thursday for direct talks, US says

20 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

19 April 2026

• BBC News French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon
• Al Jazeera French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack

18 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Lebanon president says country is no longer a pawn amid Israel ceasefire
• South China Morning Post Lebanon becomes key to Iran-US peace talks amid fears of Israel’s ‘hegemony’
• BBC News What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

17 April 2026

• South China Morning Post After ‘wonderful’ talks with Lebanon, Israel envoy says more dialogue coming

16 April 2026

• BBC News Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say

15 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel-Lebanon direct talks in the US: All to know
• Al Jazeera Israel and Lebanon hold rare talks in Washington, DC, amid Iran war
• BBC News Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993
• South China Morning Post After ‘wonderful’ talks with Lebanon, Israel envoy says more dialogue coming

14 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon’s government to pull out of Israel talks
• BBC News Lebanon enters talks with Israel but with no cards to play
• BBC News BBC joins paramedics on duty in Lebanon after Israeli strikes

13 April 2026

• South China Morning Post Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘war continues’ during visit to southern Lebanon

12 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli strikes kill at least 18 people across southern Lebanon

11 April 2026

• BBC News Iran delegation arrives in Pakistan for US talks, as Lebanon and Israel to discuss ceasefire
• Al Jazeera At least 14 killed in Israeli air strikes across southern Lebanon
• BBC News Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday

10 April 2026

• CNN What is Israel’s war in Lebanon, and why could it shatter the Iran ceasefire?
• BBC News Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire, Netanyahu says

9 April 2026

• AP Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
• BBC News At least 182 killed across Lebanon in large wave of Israeli strikes
• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 254 after Iran-US ceasefire

8 April 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon A food distribution site for displaced people.

6 April 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon The aftermath of an Israeli strike in the city's southern outskirts on Sunday.
• Al Jazeera At least 14 people killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Rescue teams searching the site of an Israeli strike on Sunday.
• BBC News Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last?
• South China Morning Post Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, Israel announces ‘security buffer’

5 April 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Cars passed near buildings destroyed by strikes in the city’s southern suburbs on Saturday.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Displaced people making camp on Friday.
• Al Jazeera Indonesia receives bodies of peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon
• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill two girls, damage hospital

4 April 2026

• Al Jazeera How Israel is destroying healthcare infrastructure in southern Lebanon

3 April 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon The aftermath of an overnight airstrike on Wednesday.

1 April 2026

• BBC News Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
• BBC News Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

31 March 2026

• New York Times Holon, Israel The funeral of an Israeli soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Displaced people sheltering in a parking lot.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon The aftermath of a strike on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital.
• Al Jazeera Two more UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon: UNIFIL
• New York Times Jerusalem The funeral of an Israeli soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Israeli airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital.
• BBC News Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon

30 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment
• CNN Iran warns against US ground invasion
• Al Jazeera Netanyahu orders military to expand invasion of southern Lebanon
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Mourners on Sunday at the funeral of three journalists killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday.
• CNN Oil prices climb after Iran warns against US ground invasion
• South China Morning Post Netanyahu says Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon A person who had been displaced with his family on Saturday.

29 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon People paying tribute to three journalists killed in an airstrike on Saturday.
• Al Jazeera Israel’s unending attacks in Lebanon push country’s population to the brink
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon A person who had been displaced with his family on Saturday.

28 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Guns in the streets as US, Israel intensify month-long attacks across Iran
• Al Jazeera Israel’s unending attacks in Lebanon push country’s population to the brink
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Watching jets from a shelter on Friday.

27 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel sends more troops into southern Lebanon as ground invasion expands
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Workers and volunteers preparing meals for displaced people.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Displaced children getting out of the rain.

26 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Hezbollah chief urges unity, no talks with Israel amid Lebanon attacks

25 March 2026

• BBC News Israel says it will take control of large buffer zone in southern Lebanon

23 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Displaced people collecting wooden pallets to use in their tents, on Saturday.
• BBC News Israel to expand ground and air attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
• BBC News Why is Israel targeting Lebanon's bridges?
• South China Morning Post Israel says investigating whether own soldiers shot civilian on Lebanon border

22 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Internally displaced people collect wooden pallets to use in their tents.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon A building damaged by a strike in the southern suburbs on Saturday.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon An unofficial encampment for displaced people along the city’s seafront on Saturday.
• Al Jazeera Mapping Israeli attacks and the displacement of one million in Lebanon

21 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Mapping Israeli attacks and the displacement of one million in Lebanon

20 March 2026

• CNN Under Israeli bombardment, Lebanon urges Trump to intervene, calls for ‘immediate’ talks with Israel
• Al Jazeera Death toll surpasses 1,000 in Lebanon as Israeli bombardment continues
• Al Jazeera The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor
• Al Jazeera Mapping Israeli attacks and the displacement of one million in Lebanon

19 March 2026

• BBC News Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon
• Al Jazeera Mapping Israeli attacks and the displacement of one million in Lebanon

18 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Mapping Israeli attacks and the displacement of one million in Lebanon

17 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Israeli military launches ‘ground operations’ in southern Lebanon
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Members of the Lebanese Red Cross offering assistance to those displaced by the fighting.
• New York Times Northern Israel Israeli soldiers gathering near the border with Lebanon on Monday.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Displaced people used plastic tarps to protect their belongings from the rain.

16 March 2026

• New York Times Northern Israel An Israeli artillery unit firing on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Displaced people used plastic tarps to protect their belongings from the rain.

14 March 2026

• Fox News Iran launches 'hundreds of missiles' at Israel as drone fight intensifies

13 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Damage from overnight Israeli strikes.
• New York Times Near the Lebanon border Israeli military vehicles.
• New York Times Beirut Families displaced by the war inside a sports stadium.
• Al Jazeera Israel attacks central Beirut in escalation of deadly assault on Lebanon

12 March 2026

• BBC News Ship attacks in Gulf intensify as Israel launches new strikes in Lebanon

11 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike.
• New York Times Abbasiyeh, Lebanon An Israeli strike hit a building in southern Lebanon.
• New York Times Near the Lebanon border A gathering of Israeli military vehicles.
• Al Jazeera As Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks, Hezbollah disarmament takes backseat
• BBC News War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel

10 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon A sports stadium has been converted into an emergency shelter in the Lebanese capital.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Families displaced by the recent wave of violence across Lebanon sheltering in the stadium.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Residents running from the scene of a strike in the southern suburbs.

9 March 2026

• Al Jazeera More than 500,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel escalates attacks

8 March 2026

• New York Times Lebanon-Israel Border Israeli military vehicles parked along the border wall.
• New York Times Beirut Damage in the city’s southern suburbs.
• South China Morning Post Lebanon says at least 4 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut hotel

7 March 2026

• Al Jazeera US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says

5 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Smoke rising after an Israeli attack in the suburbs of Beirut.
• New York Times Beirut, Lebanon Damage from Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital.
• Al Jazeera Israeli attacks, threats fuel mass displacement crisis in southern Lebanon
• BBC News Israel tells people in large parts of southern Lebanon to leave ahead of attacks

4 March 2026

• Al Jazeera As bombing continues, Israel’s war aim in Iran becomes clear: Regime change
• BBC News US and Israel bomb Iran for fourth day as Trump says air defences 'gone'

3 March 2026

• New York Times Beirut A building hit by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs.
• Al Jazeera Israel intensifies war on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack
• BBC News Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last?

2 March 2026

• Al Jazeera Israel bombs Beirut after Hezbollah launches rocket attack

1 March 2026

• Al Jazeera US, Israel bomb Iran: A timeline of talks and threats leading up to attacks
• Al Jazeera What to know about the US and Israel attacks on Iran
• BBC News Why did the US attack Iran? Is the US at war? Here's what to know