The site of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Hundreds have been killed in attacks on Lebanon. AFP
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'Part of me is missing': Lebanese fear they'll never return home if Israel occupies south

Israeli military is planning for prolonged offensive in Lebanon

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'Not the first or last time': Rescuers targeted in Israeli attacks on Lebanese health workers

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Iran open to talks for 'just end' to war, claims Araghchi

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian family in occupied West Bank

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Iran ramps up proxy co-ordination despite Israeli infiltration

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El Sisi: Iran war places the Middle East at a 'historical crossroads'

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Sidon family among dozens killed as Israel expands attacks on Lebanon

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Israel has stepped up bombardment in Beirut and across Lebanon during the war with Iran. AFP
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ExclusiveIsrael prepares for long war with Hezbollah with deeper land grab in sight

Official and diplomatic sources say Lebanon war could take time as Israel escalates attacks

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El Sisi admonishes Iranian President over Tehran's attacks on its neighbours and offers to mediate

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Why Lebanon’s push to disarm Hezbollah faces major obstacles

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Weekend EssayFounded to oppose monarchy, Iran's regime now embraces dynastic succession

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The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

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CommentWar or no war, never bet against the UAE

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Syrian army units continue patrol and deployment activities along the Lebanon border, in the Qalamoun region north-east of Damascus, in January. AFP

The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

Both sides have much to lose if the border situation spins out of control

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CommentWar or no war, never bet against the UAE

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CommentTrump's attempt to rush Iranian Kurds into conflict is a dangerous gamble

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EditorialWe lose sight of the human cost of war at our peril

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