September 7, 2026
Seven people were killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon — five at Nabatieh al-Fawqa and two women at Arab Salim — with 20 wounded. President Joseph Aoun called it "a dangerous escalation" reaching state institutions.
September 5, 2026
Israel says it has captured the Ali al-Taher ridge near Nabatieh, about 10km from its border, with defence minister Israel Katz calling it the completion of the phase of securing control in the self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon.
June 24, 2026
As the fifth round's political session convened on June 24, Israeli ground movements near Beit Yahoun gave the new US-Iran-Lebanon de-confliction cell its first ground-level test — even as Israel insists it is excluded from the mechanism and retains 'full freedom of action.'
June 23, 2026
On day one of the fifth Washington round, Israel tabled maps of zones where the Lebanese army would prove it can clear Hezbollah, while Beirut insisted on a firm withdrawal timeline. President Aoun said Lebanon will accept 'nothing less' than an end to the Israeli presence.
June 23, 2026
On June 23, regional and global capitals split sharply over the evolving US-Iran framework: Israel raged at its exclusion from a new Lebanon de-confliction cell that seats Iran, Qatar and Pakistan, while Gulf states and Beijing, Ankara and Moscow cast the bargain as a path to stability.
June 23, 2026
As Israeli and Lebanese delegations open three days of talks in Washington on June 23, UN peacekeepers report the first day since March with no detected air attacks — the opening exam for a new US-Iran oversight mechanism that pointedly excludes Israel.
June 22, 2026
On June 22, negotiators in Switzerland set up a mechanism to police the fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce and a Strait of Hormuz hotline, even as both sides traded violation claims and a comprehensive deal remained 60 days off.
June 22, 2026
The first high-level committee session at Bürgenstock wrapped on June 22 with a path to a final nuclear deal, new Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon de-confliction channels, and technical talks set to continue through the week, even as Tehran protested fresh threats from President Trump.
June 21, 2026
Tehran's negotiators opened the first round near Lucerne on June 21 insisting on a recognised right to enrich, upfront sanctions and frozen-asset relief, and an end to Israeli attacks before the substantive nuclear track can proceed.
June 21, 2026
Lebanese rescuers report roughly 16 dead in Nabatieh from overnight Israeli bombardment; Iran says it has shut the Strait of Hormuz and Hezbollah calls the ceasefire 'meaningless' as Vance meets Tehran's delegation at Bürgenstock.
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