Nearly 3,000 people have been killed and nearly 1 million have been displaced the war in southern Lebanon began in March. Nearly 400 have been killed since a ceasefire began in April.

According to analysts, the UNIFIL withdrawal will have significant implications for southern Lebanon.

The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against nine individuals, including Iran's designated ambassador to ​Lebanon, for obstructing the peace process in the Middle Eastern country and impeding the disarmament of the ‌Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

Hezbollah has dramatically escalated tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border after claiming responsibility for 16 separate military operations targeting Israeli forces in southern Lebanon within just 24 hours.

Lebanon reportedly filed a precedent-setting UN complaint against Iran amid U.S.-facilitated Israel-Lebanon normalization talks in Washington, D.C.

Lebanon has opened a large tent camp on the seafront in Beirut to shelter civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment and fighting linked to Hezbollah, as more than one million people have now been forced from their homes.

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Lebanon’s economy has been in crisis since 2019 and fighting between Hezbollah and Israel is making matters even worse.