Israel says the truce with Iran does not cover Lebanon. But Tehran says it does, and it has threatened to pull out of peace talks unless the bombing stops.

Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between the Lebanese government and Israel set to begin next week. At least 13 members of Lebanon's State Security forces were killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon Friday,

The report said the request was still under review by Netanyahu, with Lebanon earlier on Friday saying that the US would be mediating the talks. The United States and Lebanon have requested that

Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes as Trump tells US media he has asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’ in Lebanon. Follow live news

An AP reporter describes how Israel's massive bombardment of Beirut stunned the city. Israel's biggest coordinated attack of the current war hit 100 targets in the space of 10 minutes on Wednesday afternoon,

Israel's latest bombing of Lebanon has Toronto residents with loved ones in the country feeling worried, anxious and helpless, says the owner of a Lebanese restaurant in the city.

Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott said Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East