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Eight Israeli soldiers are killed in ambushes by Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.
2024-10-2

U.S. President Joe Biden adds Lebanon to the Deferred Enforced Departure list, temporarily protecting Lebanese citizens residing in the United States from deportation for 18 months, in response to growing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
2024-07-26

Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes against Hezbollah targets near the towns of Ras Baalbek and Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, killing at least three Hezbollah members.
2024-03-26

A civilian vehicle hits an unexploded landmine in Arsal, Lebanon. Three occupants die.
2018-04-14

Saudi Arabia, and subsequently the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, urge all citizens currently in Lebanon to leave the country immediately. Recently, Saudi Arabia declared that a missile attack on its airport from Yemen was "an act of war" by Lebanon.
2017-11-10

A massive sandstorm hits Lebanon and Syria as well as Jordan, Israel and Egypt. The Lebanese Health Ministry said the storm caused the deaths of two women, and sent hundreds to hospitals with breathing difficulties. Particularly hard hit were the 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, many in flimsy tents in informal campsites.
2015-09-8

Syrian air strikes near the Lebanese border town of Arsal killed three people.
2014-02-28

Troops storm a town near the border with Lebanon, rounding up more than 500 people.
2011-07-17

Six Italian peacekeepers are injured in an attack on their UNIFIL vehicle in Lebanon.
2011-05-27

Protesters gather peacefully outside the Egyptian Embassy in Lebanon in support of the current uprising against the Mubarak regime, chanting, "Down with Mubarak!" and "Egypt is an Arab, not a U.S. state!"
2011-01-30