Middle East crisis live: Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

31/05/2026 09:22 The Guardian

Capture of Beaufort castle near the city of Nabatiyeh comes despite a nominal ceasefire and shortly before talks due in the USLebanon’s prime minister Nawaf Salam had accused Israel on Saturday of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy and collective punishment” in the south, urging a halt to the fighting and warning it was “destroying towns and villages, and forcing their inhabitants into exile”, AFP reports.Military delegations from both Israel and Lebanon held security talks in Washington on Friday, with more US-brokered negotiations planned next week. Hezbollah vehemently opposes the direct talks. Continue reading...

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News live: Australia to buy only second-hand nuclear subs from US in major Aukus switch; Hanson says she could be PM

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