Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, summoned Tehran’s envoy over reported comments by a senior Iranian official on a U.N. resolution deemed a precondition for a cease-fire.

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister on Friday made a rare rebuke to Iran and said Tehran's envoy should be summoned over reported comments by a senior Iranian official that it would be ready to help "negotiate" to implement a U.

Gaza Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati hit out at Iran's "blatant interference" in Lebanese affairs after Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran was ready to negotiate with France on the implementation of a UN Security Council resolution.

At least 16 people were killed and 52 others were injured in an Israeli strike on the Nabatiyeh town's municipal headquarters in southern Lebanon Wednesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said in an updated statement. The strike killed the town's mayor.

With the U.S. presidential election weeks away, Israel is preparing a counterstrike against Iran in response to Tehran’s recent missile attack on Tel Aviv and other areas. Despite awareness of the upcoming U.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Pledges from Israel and its enemies Hamas and Hezbollah to keep fighting in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the death of Palestinian militant leader Yahya Sinwar might hasten an end to more than a year of escalating war in the Middle East.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the "Axis of Resistance" and that Hamas would live on. "His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance,