Israel has expressed support for a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, but clarified that the temporary truce does not apply to Lebanon, contradicting earlier statements from regional mediators that suggested otherwise. The announcement comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions following weeks of heightened conflict across the Middle East. In an
Israeli air strikes have targeted multiple locations across southern Lebanon and areas near the capital, Beirut, in what appears to be an escalation of ongoing hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. According to reports from Al Jazeera Arabic on March 17, 2026, Israeli forces struck the town of Aita al-Shaab amid continued aerial bombardments and ground
The Ghana Armed Forces has confirmed that its battalion headquarters deployed under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under missile attack amid escalating hostilities in southern Lebanon. According to a press release issued by the Department of Public Relations at the General Headquarters in Burma Camp, Accra, the attack occurred as fighting