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This page is an archive of main headlines from Lebanon for 18.09.2026.

It displays 121 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.09.2026The Day Israeli Troops Confronted the Army in Deir Mimas

Israeli units advanced toward the outskirts of Haddatha and Deir Mimas with artillery fire on Mansouri, Majdal Zoun and Wadi al-Azziyeh. Attention narrowed to a new Lebanese Army position near Deir Mimas, where Israeli forces demanded evacuation and used sound bombs. The Lebanese Army pulled back toward Borj al-Molouk before redeploying after the Israeli withdrawal. Israel later said it expected the Lebanese Army to stay out of the security zone.

Follow-up to the Paris meeting displaced the field in the evening press, with Paris conditioning army support on financial reform and state-building, an IMF mission in Baabda warning of social explosion, and debate over a European mission to replace UNIFIL and who controls north of the Litani.

At home, fuel prices jumped past $31 for gasoline with diesel shortages forecast, while September rains flooded roads in Mkalles and Khaldeh.

07:04

07:04Shiite Truce Starts to Crack

The newspapers report on the aftermath of the Paris meeting, citing conditional aid and Macron pressing Trump to bind Israel to a framework agreement (Lebanon24, Addiyar, LBC). Attention shifts to the Shiite interior, with reports of a shaking truce (MTV), Tehran tightening its grip via the IRGC (Kataeb) and Israeli claims of Hezbollah depots near Baabda (Janoubia).
10:12

10:12Fuel Prices Soar Again

The newspapers shift from Paris diplomacy to domestic pressures, reporting a sharp rise in gasoline, diesel and gas prices (Al Joumhouria, MTV, Addiyar). They mark the second anniversary of the pager explosions, with accounts of Mossad's decade-long trap and wounded affirming resistance path (Lebanon Files, Al Manar). Post-UNIFIL European mission proposal and US envoy Ortagus remarks on Hezbollah draw single-outlet attention.
10:16
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that a Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend was struck and brought to a halt after a fire broke out aboard the vessel as it attempted an illegal passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued on Thursday night, Rear Admiral Ali Azmaei, commander of the …
10:16
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11:28

11:28Israeli Ground Push Into Southern Outskirts

The newspapers shift from Paris diplomacy to field escalation in the south, reporting Israeli advances toward the outskirts of Haddatha and Deir Mimas with artillery shelling on southern towns and Lebanese Army reinforcements (Kataeb, Lebanon Files). They follow President Aoun's return from Paris briefing Prime Minister Salam on the army-support conference preparations (LBC, Naharnet).
11:48
The massive “Janfada-ye Iran / Sacrifice for Iran” rally began in Tehran on Friday, bringing together hundreds of thousands of people, including women, youth and other segments of the Iranian public, with simultaneous gatherings held across the country. In Tehran, the main rally features a 313,000-strong parade stretching from Imam Hussein Square to Enghelab Square, …
11:48
12:16
Ce vendredi, des milliers d’Iraniens de tous horizons se sont rassemblés à Téhéran pour participer à la Marche « Sacrifice pour l’Iran » (Janfada-e-Iran) couronnant un projet d’organisation et de formation de 1.000 bataillons de « forces populaires » de volontaires, lancé pour défendre le pays. Ce projet trouve son origine dans la guerre de …
12:16
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13:49

13:49Armies Face Off at Deir Mimas

The newspapers narrow the southern escalation to the Deir Mimas checkpoint, reporting an Israeli demand for the Lebanese Army to evacuate the point and use of sound bombs to push soldiers back (Lebanon Files, Naharnet). The standoff between the two armies becomes the focal point after reports of advances toward Haddatha and Deir Mimas, displacing Paris follow-up to the background.
14:03
The United States informed the Prime Minister’s Office that it intends to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a $25 billion deal, an Israeli official confirmed to Walla on Friday. ‘Israel’ is expected to seek “compensation” from Washington in the form of weapons systems that the US has so far declined to sell …
14:03
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14:26
A bomb attack at a mosque in Pakistan’s restive north-west has killed at least 15 people, with more than 50 reported injured as they gathered for Friday prayers. An explosive-laden car was rammed into the entrance of a mosque at a police headquarters in Kohat, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the Afghan border. …
14:26
15:12
President Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday for talks on the general situation in Lebanon, particularly developments in the South amid continuing Israeli attacks on southern towns and villages. Aoun briefed Salam on the outcome of his meetings in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, as well …
15:12
15:27
Iranian media outlets on Friday republished archive photos showing Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei visiting Lebanese victims who were injured by the criminal Israeli pager attacks in Tehran in the fall of 2024. The photos show Ayatollah Sayyed Mojataba Khamenei, when he had not yet become the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, visiting the wounded …
15:27
16:12

16:12Deir Mimas Pullback Eases Standoff

The newspapers report a slight easing at Deir Mimas after the army standoff, saying the Israeli force that advanced toward the new army point withdrew, with the Lebanese Army deploying in Borj al-Molouk (Lebanon Files, Al-Manar). The Paris army-support follow-up recedes, limited to Aoun briefing Salam on his meetings (LBC, Addiyar).
16:18
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19:53Friday Strikes Widen Across Southern Towns

The newspapers return to Deir Mimas as the focal point, reporting a serious incident between the Lebanese and Israeli armies near the new army position and Israeli withdrawal after reinforcements (Kataeb, Al-Manar). They describe widening Friday field activity across the south, with expanded strikes and Mays al-Jabal hospital listed among targets (Lebanon Files, Kataeb). Paris follow-up recedes to background.
20:34
23:02
More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty accounting data, The Washington Post reported. Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more …
23:02