Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday between Israeli forces and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group along Lebanon’s strategic Litani River as Israeli troops attempted to advance farther north, days before Lebanese and Israeli military officials are scheduled to hold direct talks in Washington. The renewed fi»»»

Add TNIE As A Trusted Source BEIRUT: Israel's military clashed with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group Tuesday along a strategic river in Lebanon as Israeli troops tried to push farther north, just three days before Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are set to meet for direct talks»»»

Clashes between the Israeli military and Lebanon's Iranian-backed group Hezbollah flared Tuesday along a strategic river in Lebanon as Israeli troops tried to push farther north, The fighting comes after overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people in southern Lebanon and just three days bef»»»

The weapons, the players and the stakes have transformed, yet the same unresolved question, Palestine, still drives the region to war. Twenty-six years ago this week, Israel was forced to end an 18-year occupation of south Lebanon. Much has changed since, yet Lebanon and Israel still cling to the v»»»