In Lebanon, renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and displacement are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many.

The prime minister of Lebanon made an urgent appeal Thursday to President Donald Trump to intervene in the cause of peace, calling for an immediate ceasefire and direct talks with Israel.

Amid regular Israeli strikes, officials in Lebanon are working around the clock to keep the country's only international airport open.

With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that.

As Israel ramps up attacks on Hezbollah, the longtime Iran ally in Lebanon, health facilities have been increasingly under assault, with dozens of healthcare workers killed or wounded and 13 health centers bombed.

Salam Issa Rida, 43, poses for a video at Camille Chamoun Stadium, where she is sheltering with her family, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi . Earlier that

In Lebanon, renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and displacement are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many.

Israel's military on Wednesday acknowledged that its tank fire hit a U. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers, an incident that