By Laila Bassam, Thomas Suen and Pesha Magid BEIRUT/QASMIYEH/JERUSALEM, Lebanon, April 17 (Reuters) - People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods on Friday,

At the doors of Beirut’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the human cost of Israel’s weeks-long assault on Lebanon was etched onto the faces of desperate families waiting for news of their loved ones.

Rama Duwaji apologizes for old social media posts featuring racial slurs and praise for Palestinian terrorists in her first interview as NYC first lady.

Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, but Speaker Ghalibaf warns of a re-closure if the US naval blockade continues. As Trump vows to retrieve Iran's "nuclear dust" with excavators, Israel and Lebanon enter a fragile Day 2 of the 10-day ceasefire.

The Israel-Hezbollah war, temporarily halted by a 10-day cease-fire, has now opened a complex diplomatic process that seeks to end the conflict.

Turkey Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Netanyahu government of using security as an excuse, alleging Israel is not after its own security. Israel is after more land

Trump had stern words for Israel as he made clear the US is in the driver’s seat for the 10-day cease-fire between the Jewish home state and Lebanon.

Lebanon's President Aoun will not speak with Netanyahu for now, a senior Lebanese official told Fox News Digital, dealing a setback to Trump's push for direct contact with Israel.