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The funeral procession for former Hezbollah leaders, Hassan Nasrallah, front, and Hashem Safieddine, circles around the track at the Sports City Stadium on February 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. Nasrallah founded and led the Shi’ite Muslim group for 30 years, through decades of conflict with Israel and became one of the most prominent Arab figures in generations. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Thousands attend funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Hezbollah called on its supporters to attend the funeral in large numbers in what appears to be a move to show that it remains powerful, while Israeli warplanes flew overhead.

  • Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell and Sally Abou Aljoud

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Displaced Palestinians wait near a roadblock after being stopped from returning to northern Gaza.

‘We’re worthless’: Israel blocks Palestinians going home to northern Gaza, kills 22 in Lebanon

Israeli forces opened fire on protesters demanding their planned withdrawal from Lebanon, while in Gaza, a dispute over a hostage appears settled.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss
Israeli army vehicles are seen during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Israel pushes ahead with applying Gaza ‘lessons’ to West Bank

The operation is the third major incursion by the Israeli army in less than two years into Jenin, as the military says it is applying lessons learnt in Gaza.

  • James Mackenzie and Raneen Sawafta
ICJ presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling on an urgent plea by South Africa for judges to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza and withdraw from the enclave, in May last year.

Lebanon names ICJ chief as PM of distressed nation, angering Hezbollah

The choice of diplomat Nawaf Salam, the chief justice in The Hague, to lead the country’s revival underlines a major shift in the power balance.

  • Omar Tamo and Dana Khraiche
Hady Habib.

‘Nice to get this win for Lebanon’: the qualifier inspiring a war-torn country

Lebanese tennis player Hady Habib was largely unknown a week ago. Now, he’s a hero in his war-torn country.

  • Billie Eder
Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is sworn in.

Lebanon finally has a new president. It ends a two-year vacuum but his challenge is huge

Hezbollah, relations with Israel, and a five-year economic crisis are just some of the problems for the country which was heavily targeted by Israel’s bombing last year.

  • Mohamad El Chamaa and Suzan Haidamous
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Middle East conflict will be settled only when words replace weapons

The Israeli ambassador has vowed to better communicate his nation’s perspective on being at war. This would help raise awareness and increase sympathy to Israel’s cause.

  • The Herald's View
Modern pagers (inset) can send encrypted messages without giving away their location.

‘Like The Truman Show’: Ex-Israeli spies reveal details of exploding pager plot against Hezbollah

The pagers had to be made slightly larger to accommodate the explosives hidden inside. They were tested on dummies multiple times to find the right amount of explosive.

  • Darlene Superville

In defence of the middle ground on Gaza

Rodger Shanahan perfectly sums up the disturbing nature of Middle East commentary, where “advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other”.

Mick Kelly and Penny Wong.

Australia’s damning of Israel is poisonous. I say that as an ex-Labor minister

Israel has the right under international law to use military force to defend its very existence. The Albanese government’s response is despicable.

  • Mike Kelly

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