A day after a dozen people were killed in a series of deadly pager explosions across #Lebanon, hand-held radios used by the armed group #Hezbollah detonated late Wednesday afternoon in #Beirut killing three people.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Sep/18/day-after-pager-blasts-walkie-talkies-used-by-hezbollah-explode-across-beirut-three-dead-100-wounded

#Lebanon's #Hezbollah chief said that #Israel had dealt an "unprecedented" blow to his group, crossing all red lines with device explosions that killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two days.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Sep/19/hezbollah-chief-says-israel-crossed-all-red-lines-in-device-blasts

Israeli military said it struck 300 targets Monday in #Lebanon in one of the most intense barrages of airstrikes in nearly a year of fighting against the #Hezbollah militant group.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Sep/23/lebanon-says-israeli-strikes-kill-100-people-deadliest-since-october

"Please, get out of harm's way now," said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in a video statement after nearly 500 people were killed in airstrikes in #Lebanon.

#IsraelHezbollahWar

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Sep/24/us-to-send-more-troops-after-israeli-strikes-kill-nearly-500-in-lebanon-netanyahu-tells-lebanese-to-flee

#Israel flatly rejected on Thursday a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in #Lebanon, vowing to keep fighting #Hezbollah militants "until victory".
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Sep/26/israel-rejects-push-for-ceasefire-vows-to-keep-fighting-hezbollah-until-victory

LIVE | #WestAsiaConflict | War spreads to #Lebanon as IDF strikes #Hezbollah; #Iran says 'will not negotiate'

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/live/2026/Mar/02/live-iran-conflict-israel-strikes-lebanons-capital-responding-to-missiles-from-hezbollah

The US and Israel continued their strikes in #Iran and #Lebanon on March 3. At least 600 people have been killed in both West Asian countries. These strikes destroyed command posts of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Iran's air defence and missile launch sites on Tuesday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iWFA_evVOo

#Iran has reportedly closed the #StraitofHormuz following Israeli strikes on #Lebanon, according to Iranian state media reports, escalating tensions in #WestAsia despite fresh diplomatic efforts to pause the conflict.

The move comes less than 24 hours after the US, Israel and Iran signalled a halt in hostilities.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/08/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-following-israeli-strikes-on-lebanon

The fragile two-week #ceasfire agreed between the US and Iran over the #WestAsiaWar shows signs of cracking after Israeli strikes pummelled #Lebanon on Wednesday that nearly 200 people dead as the country declared a national day of mourning.

Washington and Tehran both claimed victory after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and negotiations aimed at ending a war that has killed thousands across the Middle East and sparked global economic upheaval.

Speaking to reporters ahead of his departure from Hungary, on whether Lebanon was included in the peace proposal, #JDVance said that the US never made any such promises.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/09/israeli-strikes-threaten-iran-truce-as-vance-claims-us-made-no-promise-on-lebanon

A 10-day truce began in #Lebanon that could pause fighting between #Israel and the #Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between #Iran, the #UnitedStates and Israel after weeks of devastating war.


🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/17/a-10-day-ceasefire-agreed-on-by-israel-and-lebanon-goes-into-effect-2

Indian peacekeeper Major #AbhilashaBarak, who is serving with the #UnitedNations mission in #Lebanon, has been named the recipient of the UN’s 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.


She is also the first woman combat helicopter pilot of the #IndianArmy.


Major Barak was recognised for her outreach work with women and girls during her deployment in the West Asian country, the UN said.



🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/May/23/indian-peacekeeper-in-lebanon-major-abhilasha-barak-wins-2025-un-military-gender-advocate-award

"Not surprisingly the one head of government who has kept completely silent while Israel goes ahead with devastating Lebanon and sabotaging the US-Iran agreement is PM Narendra Modi."

Congress has slammed PM's silence on Israel-#Lebanon conflict.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jun/02/congress-slams-pms-silence-on-israellebanon-conflict-says-so-called-fatherland-more-important-than-actual-motherland

"Trump's agreement does not bind us... We are not party to this agreement."

Israel defence Minister Katz said that the country won’t withdraw from land seized in #Lebanon as the interim deal between the US and #Iran is to be signed.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/15/israeli-ministers-slam-us-iran-peace-deal-say-israel-not-bound-by-it

As the White House has soured on #Israel's war with #Hezbollah in #Lebanon, #US President #DonaldTrump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let #Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead.

He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria's autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and a half ago and formed a new government would do a better job of rooting out Hezbollah than the Israeli army.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/28/trump-presses-syria-to-take-on-hezbollah-raising-alarm-in-lebanon-and-israel