Israeli airstrikes hit sites in Beirut's southern suburbs, setting explosions between buildings in the area known as Dahiyeh.

Israeli ground forces are expanding their six—week-old sweep of villages in southern Lebanon, triggering new clashes with Hezbollah militants while US-led cease-fire plans remain in limbo.

Israel is closer to reaching an arrangement over fighting with Hezbollah than it has been since the start of the war, but it ...