- Title: Humanitarian aid from Egypt arrives at the port of Beirut
- Date: 26th March 2026
- Summary: VAUX-DE-CERNAY, CERNAY-LA-VILLE, FRANCE (MARCH 26, 2026) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ANTONIO TAJANI, AND FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, JEAN-NOEL BARROT, MEETING TAJANI / BARROT VARIOUS OF TAJANI AND BARROT MEETING VARIOUS OF JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER, TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI, ARRIVING, WALKING INTO ROOM MOTEGI AND BARROT SHAKING HANDS
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- Keywords: Beirut Beirut southern suburbs Egypt Israel Lebanon aid conflict displaced lebanese southern lebanon
- Location: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- City: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA002760126032026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A shipment of humanitarian aid from Egypt arrived on Thursday (March 26) at the port of Beirut, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues.
An Egyptian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, was welcomed by Lebanon’s Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny and Minister for Social Affairs Haneen Sayyed.
A joint news conference followed.
Israel launched an offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah after the group started firing rockets to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Israel on March 4 ordered all residents south of Lebanon's Litani River to leave the area, two days after Hezbollah joined the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran by firing rockets at Israel. The river runs east from the Mediterranean about 30 km (19 miles) north of the border with Israel. About 8% of Lebanese territory lies south of the river.
Israel's troops are clashing with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and its warplanes have heavily bombed the south, the east and the capital Beirut. More than 1 million people have been displaced and more than 1,000 have been killed, including more than 120 children, 80 women and 40 medics, Lebanon's health ministry says. It does not otherwise distinguish between civilians and militants.
A 15-point U.S. proposal to end the conflict includes demands ranging from dismantling Iran's nuclear program and curbing its missiles to effectively handing over control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources and reports.
But Iran has hardened its stance since the war began, demanding guarantees against future military action, compensation for losses, and formal control of the Strait, Iranian sources say. It also told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire deal, regional sources said.
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