Lebanon ’s government on Friday signed a deal with an international consortium to explore gas in an offshore area bordering Israel. The deal for exploration at the so-called Block 8 off the coast of southern Lebanon comes after Lebanon and Israel signed a 2022 agreement over their maritime border.

The IDF says the strikes it carried out a short while ago targeted weapons-storage shafts used by Hezbollah at several sites in southern Lebanon, after it detected activity at the locations in recent months.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has begun a Middle East tour that includes Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon, a move reflecting the European Union’s growing involvement in issues of stability and reconstruction in the region.

Lebanon's economy minister says the country's efforts to control weapons from non-state groups are crucial for economic recovery.

Airstrikes come day after Lebanon says it disarmed Hezbollah in south, in effort Israel called 'encouraging' but 'far from sufficient'; no immediate reports of casualties The post IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons sites and launchers in southern Lebanon appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the U.S. and Israel of "direct involvement" in his country's ongoing anti-government street protests