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Pope Leo urged Lebanon's Christian, Sunni, Shi'ite Muslim, and Druze leaders to unite through respect and dialogue to heal the country after years of crisis.

Pro-Hezbollah media focused on the Pope's message of dialogue but fears the visit will be merely symbolic, failing to address the "real challenges" facing the country.

Israel has been escalating its strikes on Lebanon in recent days while senior officials are escalating their rhetoric against it. The Israeli narrative was that Hezbollah had been weakened and deterred, one official said, but now it is shifting to justify strikes and pressure Beirut

The strike on Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold, is Israel's third on Beirut since the November cease-fire; Lebanon's president condemned the attack, warning it could threaten regional stability

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The IDF said it had carried out several strikes in central Beirut over the past 24 hours, near civilian populations, with the most recent taking place Saturday morning. An eight-story building was reportedly destroyed, wounding dozens

  Israel is intensifying its military campaign in Beirut, targeting Hezbollah's strategic assets while parallel diplomatic tracks gain momentum. Following the submission of a draft agreement to Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who forwarded it to Hezbollah and Iranian leadership for review, Israeli forces have struck dozens of targets in the Dahieh district, including weapons […]

There was no Israeli evacuation warning before the strike near a busy intersection in central Beirut that killed Afif

Late on Monday, an Israeli airstrike destroyed several buildings in Beirut, across the street from the country's largest public hospital, killing 18 people and wounding at least 60 others. On Tuesday, the IDF leveled a building that it said housed Hezbollah facilities, with no immediate report of casualties

GAZA: IDF calls on north Gaza residents of Beit Lahia to evacuate ■ LEBANON: Israeli attack levels building in Beirut on Tuesday; Lebanese health ministry: 63 killed, 234 wounded on Monday ■ HOSTAGE DEAL: Blinken in Israel for Middle East tour in push to restart cease-fire/hostage-release talks

GAZA: Fighting in northern Gaza continues to intensify after Sinwar's death and reports of Hamas resurgence in the area ■ HOSTAGE DEAL: Blinken boarded a plane en route to Israel as the Shin Bet chief is slated to head to Cairo for cease-fire talks ■ LEBANON: The IDF targeted Hezbollah-affiliated financial institutions across Beirut and southern Lebanon overnight into Monday

Target of Beirut strike was senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa, according to Saudi report ■ IDF says it aerially attacked a terror cell in West Bank city of Tul Karm ■ Israel's UN envoy tells UNIFIL to relocate north to avoid danger after the peacekeeping group says its HQ, nearby positions 'repeatedly hit' ■ IDF says strike on Gaza school targeted militants; rescuers say 28 killed

Israel commemorates the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 massacre ■ Missile from Yemen targeting Tel Aviv and central Israel intercepted ■ IDF says it carried out 'targeted' Beirut strike ■ Over 140 rockets fired into northern Israel on Monday ■ Hamas fires two rockets into Tel Aviv, central Israel ■ IDF calls on northern Gaza residents to evacuate southward ■ Iran warns Israel against retaliation for missile attack ■ Palestinians report two killed by IDF fire in West Bank

Israel commemorates the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 massacre ■ Missile from Yemen targeting Tel Aviv and central Israel intercepted ■ IDF says it carried out 'targeted' Beirut strike ■ Over 140 rockets fired into northern Israel on Monday ■ Hamas fires two rockets into Tel Aviv, central Israel ■ IDF calls on northern Gaza residents to evacuate southward ■ Iran warns Israel against retaliation for missile attack ■ Palestinians report two killed by IDF fire in West Bank

Reports: Likely heir to Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed in Israeli attack in Beirut ■ Direct rocket hit on building in northern Israel causes casualties ■ IDF says it's preparing for significant attack on Iran ■ Report: U.S. officials believe Hamas leader Sinwar is alive, holding out for regional war ■ Israeli army says raids into Lebanon will expand in coming days, troops in Gaza to be reinforced

Eight Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon fighting ■ IDF: Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel in three hours ■ Several air force bases damaged in Iranian attack, IDF says ■ 10 houses in northern Israeli town damaged by rockets from Lebanon ■ Report: Four residential buildings destroyed following IDF airstrikes on Dahiyeh, Beirut

Hezbollah confirms longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut ■ Deputy chief of Iran's Guards was killed in the strikes alongside Nasrallah ■ Biden: Nasrallah's killing a 'measure of justice,' but it's 'time for Israel to reach cease-fire deals' ■ Iranian leader Ali Khamenei vows revenge ■ Report: Israeli intelligence learned of Nasrallah meeting hours before it took place ■ Reports of airstrikes on Syria-Iraq border

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In the Israeli attack that killed Hassan Nasrallah, at least four buildings collapsed, under which Hezbollah's main command center was located. Later, six additional buildings in southern Beirut were attacked, where missiles and other equipment were hidden

Hezbollah confirms longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut ■ Deputy chief of Iran's Guards was killed in the strikes alongside Nasrallah ■ Biden: Nasrallah's killing a 'measure of justice,' but it's 'time for Israel to reach cease-fire deals' ■ Iranian leader Ali Khamenei vows revenge ■ IDF says attacked 140 Hezbollah targets since Friday night ■ IDF: Calling up three reserve battalions