The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Lebanese officials for allegedly maintaining Hezbollah's influence over state institutions.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon has killed five people, including three children.

A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him.

The Israeli military says its warplanes have fired on southern Lebanon after detecting activity by the militant Hezbollah group at a rocket storage facility there.