Hostilities continue across the Middle East, with ongoing strikes, rising civilian impacts and mounting pressure on critical infrastructure and humanitarian services. Attention is also turning to New York, where the Security Council is expected to vote on a Bahrain-led draft resolution concerning the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, displacement remains high, aid access is constrained, and economic and security impacts continue to ripple far beyond the region. Stay with us for live updates from across the UN system. App users can follow coverage here.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 7 April: Conflict continues as humanitarian and economic pressures mount
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Wed 07:00 - The New York Times
Pentagon Orders 2,000 Airborne Troops to Middle East - The New York Times
Mon 06:05 - The European Sting
Middle East war: Attacks on vital healthcare, evacuation strike fears - The European Sting
Mon 08:02 - UN News
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 30 March: UN peacekeepers killed amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes - UN News
Mon 10:36 - CBS News
Trump renews threat to Iran's power plants as war sends oil prices soaring again - CBS News
Tue 10:02 - UN News
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Vital food aid blocked, Security Council meets in emergency session on Lebanon - UN News
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Vital food aid blocked, Security Council meets in emergency session on Lebanon
Tue 12:00 - Global Issues.org
Lebanon: The UN peacekeepers helping communities who’ve stayed behind - Global Issues.org
Tue 20:35 - Global Issues.org
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Vital food aid blocked, Security Council meets in emergency session on Lebanon - Global Issues.org
Thu 08:22 - UN News
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 2 April: Civilian impact deepens as UN chief says ‘we must find a peaceful way out’ before region is engulfed by war - UN News
Thu 08:47 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike kills four in southern Lebanon
Thu 09:20 - Al Jazeera English
How Israel is expanding its use of AI warfare in Iran and Lebanon
Thu 09:30 - Al-Monitor
Syrian troops uncover tunnel network on Lebanon border
Thu 09:48 - Euronews
Lebanon hit by fresh Israeli raid and Hezbollah response
Thu 10:00 - Fox News
Israeli paramedic delivers baby, rushes it to bomb shelter during Iran attack
Thu 11:09 - Al Jazeera English
How Israel’s record budget will finance expanding illegal settlements
Thu 11:26 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli strikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah targets ground troops
Thu 11:30 - Al-Monitor
Back to Israeli occupation of south Lebanon?
Thu 12:00 - UN News All
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Deepening concerns over impact on civilians and energy
Thu 12:10 - France 24
Hani’s race against time: Cancer in a time of war in Lebanon
Thu 13:36 - Al-Monitor
A month into war, Lebanon's prime minister says no end in sight
Thu 14:03 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon prime minister: ‘No end in sight’ to Israeli attacks
Thu 14:11 - France 24
'People are exhausted': No end in sight as Lebanon enters second month of war
Thu 14:15 - Al Jazeera English
Why Lebanon should join the International Criminal Court
Thu 14:27 - The Guardian
Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon
Thu 18:08 - Global Issues.org
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 2 April: Civilian impact deepens as UN chief says ‘we must find a peaceful way out’ before region is engulfed by war - Global Issues.org
Thu 19:09 - France 24
Israel's Lebanon endgame: 'Dismantle Hezbollah entirely as a political and social movement'
Thu 19:53 - Middle East Eye
UN calls for probe into killing of journalists in Israeli strikes
Fri 01:30 - Al-Monitor
Israeli director Nadav Lapid wants new satire to 'shake souls'
Fri 12:38 - France 24
Strikes hit Lebanon as Israel vows to occupy swathe of south after war
Sat 03:08 - Middle East Eye
Second Israeli air strike hits Beirut suburbs within an hour
Sat 05:03 - Middle East Eye
Health ministry: 21 injured in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon
Sat 11:58 - Middle East Eye
Israeli air strikes target southern Lebanon
Sat 12:30 - Al-Monitor
Israel says will strike Lebanon-Syria border crossing
Sat 13:07 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli strikes damage hospital in Lebanon’s Tyre; ground invasion advances
Sat 13:20 - Middle East Eye
Israel targets southern Lebanon, as Hezbollah launches attacks on Israeli troops
Sat 14:38 - Euronews
US and Iran race to find missing downed pilot as Lebanon faces intense Israeli strikes
Sat 15:15 - Al Jazeera English
Witness records Israeli strike on building in Lebanon’s Tyre
Sun 04:12 - Middle East Eye
Israeli forces blow up residential buildings in Lebanon township
Sun 06:55 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills displaced family including three children
Sun 09:13 - France 24
War in Lebanon: Art to provide psychological support to children
Sun 09:18 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strikes rain down on Lebanon
Sun 09:35 - France 24
Lebanon: In the city of Tyre, Christians mark Easter in a ghost town
Sun 12:52 - Middle East Eye
Israeli assault near Lebanon's largest public hospital kills four
Sun 14:15 - Middle East Eye
Israel has killed 1,461 people in Lebanon since beginning of March
Sun 15:01 - Al-Monitor
At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday
Sun 15:07 - Middle East Eye
Intensified Israeli attacks across Lebanon
Sun 16:08 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strikes rain down on Lebanon as country celebrates Easter
Sun 16:15 - Al Jazeera English
At least 14 people killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon
Sun 17:54 - France 24
Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon, forces closure of Syria border crossing
Sun 18:36 - Al Jazeera English
Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza while striking Iran, Lebanon
Mon 00:00 - Al-Monitor
Israel renews Lebanon strikes, forces Syria border crossing closed
Mon 09:21 - Al Jazeera English
Families fleeing Israeli attacks take refuge in Lebanon’s mountains
Mon 09:43 - Middle East Eye
In photos: Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Mon 09:48 - France 24
War in the Middle East: 15 dead in israeli strikes on Lebanon
Mon 10:36 - Al-Monitor
Israeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, widening divisions over Hezbollah
Mon 10:53 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon
Mon 12:00 - UN News Middle East
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 6 April: Strikes persist across region amid rising humanitarian needs
Mon 13:03 - Middle East Eye
Israeli air strikes kill seven in southern Lebanon
Mon 15:29 - Middle East Eye
Gaza: Israel shoots UN staff vehicle, kills 10 in strike on Maghazi refugee camp
Tue 08:36 - Middle East Eye
Israeli-US air strikes in Iran’s Alborz kill 18, including children
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 7 April: Conflict continues as humanitarian and economic pressures mount