Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse each other of violations.

Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said Monday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire brokered by the United States and France came into effect last week.

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will hold

The leader of the Lebanese militant Islamist movement Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, has said his group plans "high-level coordination" with the Lebanese army to implement a ceasefire deal with Israel that began on Wednesday.

An Israeli airstrike elicits accusations of ceasefire violations from both parties to the southern Lebanon conflict.

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said Monday an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been taken hostage alive on Oct. 7, 2023, is now presumed to have been killed during Hamas’ attack and his body taken into Gaza.

Israeli army announced deaths of four soldiers in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire. IDF said the soldiers were killed in a suspected 'operational accident' in Labbouneh area. Lebanese army also reported fresh casualties in an alleged Israeli strike.

With the possibility of a region-wide war fading, the Palestinian militant group Hamas faces increased isolation and limited options