By Maya Gebeily, Maayan Lubell and Catherine CartierBEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - While Washington and Tehran argue over a deal to end the attacks on shipping that are shaking the world economy, Iran's most powerful ally Hezbollah and Israel are stepping up a drone war in Lebanon - on camera - that is complicating the path to peace.
Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects
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Wed 12:20 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Warning from Hezbollah after Lebanon-Israel talks. "National Sin"
Thu 16:32 - France 24
'Lebanon is being held hostage by Hezbollah acting at Iran's behest'
Thu 23:45 - Middle East Eye
Trump says he hopes Hezbollah 'acts nicely and well'
Fri 04:55 - Le Figaro
LIVE - War in the Middle East: Lebanon and Hezbollah accuse Israel of violating the ceasefire
Fri 10:53 - ANSA Top News
Katz, 'IDF maintains control of positions conquered in Lebanon'
Fri 10:53 - ANSA Mondo
Katz, 'IDF maintains control of positions conquered in Lebanon'
Sat 12:46 - ANSA Top News
Unifil, 'patrol hit during mine clearance, let's think of Hezbollah'
Sat 12:50 - ANSA Mondo
Unifil, 'patrol hit during mine clearance, let's think of Hezbollah'
Sun 02:56 - Middle East Eye
Video: Hezbollah official rejects Lebanon-Israel talks as 'submission'
Sun 13:42 - ANSA Mondo
Katz, 'we will use all force in Lebanon against any threat to soldiers'
Sun 13:42 - ANSA Top News
Katz, 'we will use all force in Lebanon against any threat to soldiers'
Mon 08:20 - Middle East Eye
Why Israel cannot defeat Hezbollah
Mon 13:32 - ANSA Mondo
Hezbollah, 'we will tear down the Israeli yellow line in Lebanon'
Mon 13:32 - ANSA Top News
Hezbollah, 'we will tear down the Israeli yellow line in Lebanon'
Mon 14:42 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah MP calls for Lebanese president to withdraw from Israel talks
Tue 00:02 - ANSA Mondo
Panama, alleged Hezbollah member extradited for 1994 air raid
Tue 03:36 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it will break Israel’s ‘yellow line’ in Lebanon
Tue 03:39 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah MP calls for Lebanese president to withdraw from Israel talks
Tue 09:57 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah to hold mass funerals for fighters killed in Israel's war on Lebanon
Tue 10:10 - Middle East Eye
Exclusive: Inside Hezbollah’s battle for Bint Jbeil and Khiam
Tue 10:27 - Middle East Eye
Exclusive: Inside Hezbollah’s battle for Bint Jbeil and Khiam
Tue 15:48 - Le Figaro
Lebanon: the war between Israel and Hezbollah has left nearly 2,500 dead, according to a new report
Tue 22:30 - PBS Newshour
In rare interview, top Hezbollah leader rejects disarmament, calls for Israeli withdrawal
Wed 11:47 - France 24
In south Lebanon village, Hezbollah buries fighters killed in war with Israel
Wed 13:54 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Emmanuel Macron announces the death of Master Corporal Anicet Girardin, seriously injured by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon
Wed 14:30 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed fighting Israel
Wed 16:43 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: who was Master Corporal Anicet Girardin, killed in Lebanon?
Wed 18:12 - France 24
Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah
Wed 19:25 - Euronews
Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah, Macron says
Wed 21:40 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says attacks on Israeli troops respond to truce violations
Thu 08:57 - France 24
Second French peacekeeper dies in Lebanon after ambush blamed on Hezbollah
Thu 10:00 - Fox News
Hezbollah disarmament deadlock risks civil war, analysts say, as US prepares for Israel–Lebanon talks
Thu 10:01 - Le Figaro
Lebanon: at least 63 French soldiers killed by Hezbollah since 1978, but probably more
Thu 17:24 - Euronews
UN 'working on' keeping presence in Lebanon after UNIFIL mandate expires in 2027
Thu 21:19 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah fires rockets, citing Israeli ceasefire violations
Fri 04:13 - Euronews
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire extended by three weeks, Trump says
Fri 04:48 - Le Figaro
Lebanon: the detailed account of the Hezbollah attack which cost the lives of two French soldiers
Fri 11:36 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah MP: ceasefire 'meaningless' in light of Israeli attacks
Fri 11:53 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah MP calls ceasefire “meaningless” amidst ongoing Israeli bombing in Lebanon
Fri 15:27 - Washington Examiner
Hezbollah ‘firmly rejects’ Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as ‘meaningless,’ says party lawmaker
Fri 16:42 - Middle East Eye
Israel says it killed six Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
Fri 20:46 - Al Jazeera English
Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite extension of ceasefire
Sat 10:00 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon is a house divided as its leaders negotiate and Hezbollah fights on
Sat 10:17 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon is a house divided as its leaders negotiate and Hezbollah fights on
Sat 19:48 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Benjamin Netanyahu orders attacks against Hezbollah after ceasefire violations, according to the Israeli army
Sat 20:01 - Al-Monitor
Israel says it will attack Hezbollah 'forcefully' as four killed in strikes on southern Lebanon
Sat 20:42 - ANSA Mondo
Lebanon, 'new Israeli raids in the south after Netanyahu's order'
Sun 03:13 - Middle East Eye
Israel backs diplomacy with Lebanon but warns on Hezbollah
Sun 14:42 - Middle East Eye
Netanyahu says Hezbollah 'dismantling' ceasefire with Lebanon
Sun 14:48 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says Israel violating truce and vows retaliation
Sun 19:09 - Al Jazeera English
Israel issues forced evacuation orders for southern Lebanon in escalation
Mon 00:15 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it targeted troops, tank with drones and missile
Mon 06:37 - Middle East Eye
Israeli officials question impact of Netanyahu’s Hezbollah directive
Mon 07:41 - Euronews
Israel and Hezbollah finding ways to go back to "pre-ceasefire modus operandi" - Lebanese Minister
Mon 10:08 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah chief 'enemy reached a dead end'
Mon 10:34 - France 24
Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations over Lebanon truce violations
Mon 11:54 - ANSA Mondo
Lebanon, 'we will reject any humiliating agreement with Israel'
Mon 13:10 - Le Monde
LIVE, Middle East war: Israeli forces bomb Hezbollah positions in the Bekaa Plain
Mon 14:00 - Al-Monitor
Lebanon president hits back at Hezbollah over Israel talks criticism
Mon 17:50 - Euronews
Military action still needed to counter Hezbollah rockets and drones, Israel's PM says
Tue 06:57 - Le Monde
LIVE, Middle East war: Israel justifies continued attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire in Lebanon
Tue 08:20 - Al Jazeera English
Down but not out: In war with Israel, Hezbollah shows it is still powerful
Tue 09:35 - La Repubblica (IT)
Lebanon, Hezbollah fiber optic quadcopters displace Israel
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
From Hormuz to Lebanon, crisis reverberates through trade routes, upending humanitarian networks
Tue 15:26 - France 24
Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire under strain as both sides trade fire
Tue 15:36 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it hit Israeli tank in south Lebanon
Tue 20:00 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah, president clash over Israel talks deepens Lebanon divide
Tue 21:25 - France 24
Continuing hostilities in Lebanon as 1.2 million displaced sink into despair
Wed 12:15 - Al Jazeera English
How Hezbollah’s fibre optic drones test Israel’s sophisticated radar system
Thu 01:16 - Al Jazeera English
Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israel’s military draft
Thu 09:52 - Al Jazeera English
Civilians or Hezbollah: Who did Israel hit on Lebanon’s ‘Black Wednesday’?
Thu 16:40 - Washington Examiner
New Hezbollah FPV drone danger causes alarm in Israel
Fri 13:29 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah announces operations against Israeli military in Southern Lebanon
Fri 22:40 - Washington Examiner
Hezbollah scores first confirmed Merkava tank kill with an FPV drone as IDF officers raise alarm
Sat 04:28 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it hit Israeli troops in southern Lebanon
Sat 06:47 - Al Jazeera English
China urges reversal of UNIFIL departure from Lebanon as conflict escalates
Sat 09:41 - BBC Headlines
Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says
Sat 12:55 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli air strikes kill 10 people in southern Lebanon
Sun 06:37 - Middle East Eye
CNN: Hezbollah fibre-optic drones pose major challenge
Sun 11:01 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah pays steep price in battle to reverse its fortunes
Sun 12:36 - La Libre (BE)
This weapon now used by Hezbollah in Lebanon is a real threat to the Israeli army
Sun 13:54 - Le Figaro
In Lebanon, Hezbollah takes inspiration from the Ukrainian conflict by importing kamikaze drones, to resist a superior enemy
Sun 14:47 - Middle East Eye
Footage shows rescuers clearing destroyed homes in southern Lebanon
Mon 07:19 - HLN (BE)
Deadly and almost invisible: Hezbollah's new 'ghost drone' is causing Israel concern
Mon 08:51 - France 24
Lebanon's food security crisis and displacement 'going to have a lasting effect'
Mon 09:26 - Middle East Eye
No ceasefire in Lebanon while Israeli attacks ongoing, says Hezbollah
Mon 11:18 - Al Jazeera English
Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war
Mon 12:00 - France 24
Hezbollah deploys hard-to-jam fibre optic drones, shifting battlefield tactics
Mon 13:47 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah said it attacked Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
Mon 17:50 - Al-Monitor
Lebanon's churches, mosques and archaeological sites damaged in Israeli strikes
Tue 04:41 - La Libre (BE)
In Lebanon, the unexpected “resilience” of Hezbollah
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
In Lebanon, the same fears and dangers persist despite ceasefire: UNHCR
Tue 20:01 - Al-Monitor
Rubio says Israel-Lebanon peace deal is achievable but Hezbollah is a problem
Tue 22:35 - PBS Newshour
Families in Lebanon still search rubble for loved ones killed in a day of Israeli strikes
Wed 01:18 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah reports drone attack on Israeli forces in Qantara
Wed 06:36 - Middle East Eye
Israel says strikes targeted Hezbollah sites across southern Lebanon
Wed 10:40 - Middle East Eye
Can Hezbollah dominate the lower air battlefield against Israel?
Wed 13:35 - Middle East Eye
Report: Next round of Israel-Lebanon talks set for next week
Wed 18:01 - Al-Monitor
Israel says carried out strike targeting commander of Hezbollah's elite force
Wed 19:58 - BBC Headlines
Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire
Wed 20:30 - Fox News
What Israel wants from an Iran peace deal: No enrichment, missile limits and strict enforcement
Wed 22:47 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it carried out 17 attacks on Israeli forces in Lebanon
Thu 02:13 - Al Jazeera English
US says Hezbollah is ‘trying to derail talks’ with Israel
Thu 02:13 - Al Jazeera
US says Hezbollah is ‘trying to derail talks’ with Israel
Thu 04:08 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Israel killed an important member of Hezbollah. Drones over Latvia, one hit a fuel depot
Thu 04:16 - Middle East Eye
Senior Hezbollah commander killed by Israel in Beirut: Report
Thu 09:36 - Al-Monitor
Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
Thu 14:12 - France 24
Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
Fri 04:37 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah claims 13 attacks on Israeli military
Fri 09:41 - France 24
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade blows despite the ceasefire
Fri 16:30 - Le Figaro
First warning sirens in northern Israel since truce with Hezbollah
Sat 02:41 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah claims 26 attacks amid deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Sat 16:43 - BBC Headlines
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills seven including child
Sun 00:00 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah reports attacks on Israeli troops across southern Lebanon
Sun 16:17 - Middle East Eye
Lebanese Red Cross retrieves bodies after days of blocked access by Israel
Mon 03:55 - Middle East Eye
Doctor says targeting healthcare workers 'consistent policy' of Israel
Mon 04:29 - Middle East Eye
Israeli soldier killed in Hezbollah drone attack near Lebanon border
Mon 05:05 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah using fibre optic drones to evade Israeli jamming
Mon 06:44 - Middle East Eye
If Starmer is serious about stamping out antisemitism, he must end Britain's blind support for Israel
Tue 09:36 - Al-Monitor
Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects