UN News
860,000 people have returned to southern Lebanon, but with 360,000 still displaced, water systems wrecked, and funding at 48%, the UN's 'crisis far from over' is the understatement of the year.
The Guardian Europe
Israel is accused of using flares, drones, and even medieval trebuchets to torch Lebanon's forests, turning 'scorched earth' policy into a fiery encore.
BBC World
Israel strikes Lebanon after accusing Hezbollah of violating ceasefire, because apparently 'ceasefire' is just a fancy word for 'pause between explosions'.
UN News
Lebanese families returning home after a ceasefire find their villages reduced to rubble, while UN peacekeepers navigate Israeli blockades and unexploded ordnance to help them rebuild.
BBC World
Iran claims it has closed the Strait of Hormuz; the U.S. says it hasn't. Meanwhile, Vice President Vance heads to Switzerland for talks, and everyone keeps bombing everyone else.
The Guardian Europe
Trump declares Iran will never get nukes, ships start moving through the Strait of Hormuz, and everyone gets a ceasefire except the people getting bombed.
The Guardian Europe
Trump announces a peace deal with Iran will be signed tomorrow; Iran says 'maybe not tomorrow, but maybe soon' - leaving everyone in the Middle East on edge, as usual.
BBC World
Iran says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is near, which would be great for global oil supplies, provided everyone actually signs the thing this time.
BBC World
Israel kills three Lebanese soldiers while insisting it's only fighting Hezbollah, because nothing says 'ceasefire talks' like a targeted car strike.
The Guardian Europe
Israel says it won't leave southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, Iran's Quds Force calls for Israel's removal, and a UN peacekeeper dies in the crossfire.
BBC World
Israel and Hezbollah agree to stop fighting in some places but immediately resume fighting in those places, because of course.
The Guardian
UN experts warn settler violence is escalating in the West Bank; Trump brokers a shaky Israel-Hezbollah pause; Iran threatens to walk away from talks; and an ancient castle changes hands again.
BBC World
Trump and Netanyahu started a war they thought would be easy; Iran didn't cooperate, and now everyone's stuck with a ceasefire that nobody really likes but nobody can end.
The Guardian
Netanyahu orders bombing of Beirut's southern suburbs, proving that a ceasefire is just a suggestion when you have enough bombs and a medieval castle to capture.
BBC World
Israel seizes a 900-year-old Crusader castle in Lebanon while expanding its ground offensive, warning more residents to flee as casualties mount on both sides.
The Guardian
Missed deadline means 11,000 Lebanese people get to stay in the US for another six months, proving that sometimes inefficiency is the best immigration policy.
The Guardian
Hezbollah and Israel clash north of the Litani, Trump cancels Camp David over rain, South Korea blames Iran for ship attack, and oil hits $100 as peace talks stall.
BBC World
Israel expands strikes to eastern Lebanon, because the current ceasefire wasn't really working anyway, and Netanyahu wants a 'crushing blow' that lives up to its name.
BBC World
Lebanon reports 39 dead as Israeli strikes continue, Hezbollah drones wound Israeli soldiers, and the April ceasefire proves to be more of a suggestion than a rule.
UN News
The ceasefire in Lebanon is more of a suggestion than a rule, with women foraging for wild herbs as airstrikes continue and displacement drags on.
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