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IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened
ByVivian Ho (now) and Wendy Frew (earlier) April 19, 2026April 20, 2026

This blog is now closed.UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associate…

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Hezbollah Is Willing to Cooperate With a Cease-Fire With Israel. For Now.
ByPranav Baskar April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

The leader of the Iran-backed militia said that a more durable cease-fire with Israel would require the fulfillment of a list of longstanding demands.

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More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested
ByEuan Ward and Sarah Chaayto April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.

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Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’
ByJessie Williams April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopenedAnalysis: Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace Iranian officials say they have reversed the reop…

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More than 3,400 Iranians killed in war – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

This blog is now closed. Our latest main story on the Middle East crisis is here.Separate to the Pakistani army chief’s trip to Iran (see post at 07:53), the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and foreign minister Ishaq Dar also concluded a trip…

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Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ but sounds warning on US blockade
ByJason Burke and William Christou in Beirut April 17, 2026April 18, 2026

Iran’s parliamentary speaker says strait could close again if US blockade continues, but Trump says it will remain in place until ‘transaction’ with Tehran is completeIran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to comme…

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Why Lebanon’s Government Has Struggled to Contain Hezbollah
ByLeo Sands April 17, 2026

Lebanon’s government has been caught between Western demands to disarm the Shiite Muslim militant group and fears of inflaming sectarian tensions.

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Donald Trump claims to have ended a 10th war – but will the Lebanon ceasefire hold?
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut April 17, 2026

Lasting peace depends on resolving a border dispute dating back to 2000 and dealing with Hezbollah’s weaponsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet first heard about the ceasefire with Lebanon from a social media post by Donald Trump…

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‘I Just Want to Be Back’: Thousands Rush South in Lebanon Under Cease-Fire
ByChristina Goldbaum, Hwaida Saad and David Guttenfelder April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Lebanese people who had been displaced by fighting expressed a mix of excitement and uncertainty about a pause in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah.

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Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire: What to Know
ByLynsey Chutel April 17, 2026April 20, 2026

The pause in fighting would remove a major hindrance to the U.S.-Iran peace talks, if it holds. New talks are set for Thursday in Washington.

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