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Israel’s Expanding Ground Assault in Lebanon Meets Resistance in Hilltop Town
ByChristina Goldbaum March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

The town of Khiam’s location on high ground just a few miles north of the border between Israel and Lebanon has made it coveted territory over multiple conflicts.

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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices
ByDavid E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman and Julian E. Barnes March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.

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Israel Drops Leaflets on Beirut with Reminders of Gaza War
ByEuan Ward March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Leaflets dropped over the capital referenced Israel’s “success in Gaza” and urged Lebanese citizens to disarm Hezbollah.

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Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks
ByChristina Goldbaum March 12, 2026

“We just want to be back in our homes,” said a Lebanese man who, like many others in the latest round of fighting, has to flee.

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Deadly Clashes in Lebanon as Israel Renews Search for Missing Airman
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and David Guttenfelder March 7, 2026March 7, 2026

Dozens were killed in the Bekaa Valley overnight, the Lebanese health authorities said, amid airstrikes and intense violence in the town of Nabi Sheet.

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Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ as Israel Pounds Tehran and Lebanon
ByDavid E. Sanger, Adam Rasgon, Euan Ward and Richard Pérez-Peña March 6, 2026

Israel’s air forces shifted their focus back to Iran on Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Lebanon, which was quickly becoming one of the largest fronts in the regional conflict.

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Macron speaks with Lebanon’s leader, as France seeks to broker a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
ByEuan Ward, Natan Odenheimer and Catherine Porter March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

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Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon, and Readies for More
ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Natan Odenheimer March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

Days into its offensive against Hezbollah, Israel is massing armored vehicles near the Lebanese border for a potentially much larger ground incursion.

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On the Ground in Beirut
ByNYT > World > Middle East March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

Our Beirut bureau chief, Christina Goldbaum, reports on the escalating conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, as Israel’s military seizes areas of southern Lebanon and carries out bombings.

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Israeli Plans Include Option of Going Deeper Into Lebanon, Officials Say
ByNatan Odenheimer and David M. Halbfinger March 3, 2026

Israel said it deployed more forces in Lebanon to protect its people, but its military chief said the goal is more ambitious: to disarm Hezbollah. Israel made plans for the incursion well in advance.

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