France will ⁠strengthen ⁠its cooperation with the ⁠Lebanese Armed Forces and provide armored transport ​vehicles as well as operational and logistical support, French President ‌Emmanuel Macron said on ‌Thursday,

Lebanon's government calls for Hezbollah disarmament amid renewed Israel conflict, as international leaders including Macron warn against broader war.

Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Israel has sent troops into southern Lebanon and told residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel in the wake of the U.

In recent days, the Israeli military has issued broad evacuation warnings across southern Lebanon, raising concerns that it may be about to launch a ground invasion. The Israeli military has also pushed into Lebanon to fight Hezbollah and is massing armored vehicles along the border.

Israel warned Lebanon of a "disastrous" fallout if it did not rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah on Saturday, as it pounded the group's strongholds around the country with air strikes and mounted a deadly airborne raid in the east.

Lebanese authorities say dozens of people were killed when Israeli commandos raided a border region hunting for the remains of a long-missing Israeli airman, Ron Arad.

A surge in oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict has led to a chaotic week in European stock markets.Credit...Cesar Manso/Agence France-Presse — European stock indexes were in the red early Friday at the end of a tumultuous week for markets,