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A shell from Israeli artillery explodes over a house in al-Bustan, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Hamas Palestinian militants in southern Lebanon fired 20 rockets into the northern Israeli towns of Schlomi and Nahariyya, the group said in a statement. They said it was "in response to the (Israeli) occupation's crimes against our people in Gaza". (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars

Associated Press

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, in Beirut Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Amirabdollahian blasted the United States for calling for restraint in the region while at the same time allowing Israel to "commit out crimes" in Gaza. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

In Beirut, Iran’s foreign minister warns war could spread if Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Lebanese Army investigators inspect bullet holes and collect forensic evidence next to the entrance of U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Lebanon's security agencies have launched an investigation into a late night shooting outside the U.S. embassy in Lebanon that caused no injuries, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese security forces detain man suspected of shooting outside U.S. embassy

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo shows U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. An unknown gunman opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon late Wednesday night, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/File)

Lebanon launches probe into late-night shots outside U.S. Embassy that caused no injuries

By Bassem Mroue and Hassan Ammar - Associated Press

A Lebanese army soldier stands guards at the entrance of Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh during clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah group and Islamist militants near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Islamist factions in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp said Sunday they will abide by a cease-fire after three days of clashes killed at least five people and left hundreds of families displaced. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Cease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp

By Fadi Tawil - Associated Press

FILE - Former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn speaks during an interview in Beirut, Lebanon on June 23, 2023. Ghosn, the former rock star businessman who fell from grace, is the subject of a multi-part documentary series, “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn," premiering globally on Apple TV+, Friday, Aug. 25. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Two men questioned in Lebanon at Turkey’s request over 2019 escape of former Nissan tycoon Ghosn

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Supporters of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community attend a sit-in to protest the ongoing criminalization of homosexuality and arbitrary arrests in front of Hobeich police station, where protesters say four men are being held for homosexuality, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Rainbows, drag shows, movies: Lebanon’s leaders go after perceived symbols of the LGBTQ+ community

By Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Lebanese soldiers stand guard next to an overturned truck, in the Christian town of Kahaleh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. A truck reportedly carrying weapons for the militant Hezbollah group overturned on a mountain road near the Lebanese capital and was followed by a shooting that left a few people dead, security officials and Hezbollah said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese army takes Hezbollah truck containing munitions after 2 die in clashes

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

A rescue team surveys the site of a massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Three years after Beirut’s massive port blast, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue, the final death toll remains disputed and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions. As the country marks the anniversary Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, relatives of some of those killed are still struggling to get their loved ones recognized as blast victims, reflecting the ongoing chaos since the Aug. 4, 2020 explosion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed

By Bassem Mroue and Lujain Jo - Associated Press

Lebanese lawmakers gather to elect a president at the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Lawmakers convened Wednesday in another attempt to elect a president and break a seven-month power vacuum that has roiled the tiny Mediterranean country. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum

By Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

woman looks at a homeless Lebanese man sleeping on the ground in Hamra street, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 17, 2020. The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to the poor in Lebanon in which families that live in poverty will get cash payments to help them through the country's historic economic meltdown, the World Bank said in a statement released Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

These two cars found just outside Beirut, Lebanon, are believed to be those used by the Israeli troops in raids on Palestinian leaders on April 10, 1973. The Israeli commando force led by a man disguised as brunette. Ehud Barak, who later rose to become Israel's prime minister, infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood shooting dead three top officials with the Palestine Liberation Organization in two separate adjacent buildings. (AP Photo/Zaven Vartan, File)

Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Store displays advertising in Arabic that reads "Italian clothes and shoes for 9.99 $" in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Lebanon started pricing consumer goods in U.S. dollars Wednesday as the value of the Lebanese pound hit new lows. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon adopts ‘dollarization’ as currency, economy crumble

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

People and emergency teams search for people in the rubble in a destroyed building in Gaziantep, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)

Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Emergency team members carry the body of a person found in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria has killed more than 640 people with hundreds injured. The toll is expected to rise as rescuers search for dead and survivors in dozens of collapsed buildings across the region. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Smoke rises from the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The judge Tarek Bitar leading the investigation into Beirut's massive 2020 port blast resumed his work Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 after a nearly 13-month halt. The judge began his work by ordering the release of some detainees and plans to file charges against eight people including two top generals, judicial officials said. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Investigation into Beirut’s massive 2020 port blast resumes

By Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Morocco and Croatia played in Qatar, in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Morocco’s World Cup finish is bittersweet for Arab fans

By Abby Sewell - Associated Press

The cargo ship Laodicea sails through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 7, 2022. An Associated Press investigation shows the ship, owned by the Syrian government, is part of an extensive Russian-run smuggling operation that has been hauling stolen Ukrainian grain from ports in occupied Crimea to customers in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Yoruk Isik)

Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war

By Michael Biesecker, Sarah El Deeb and Beatrice Dupuy - Associated Press

With the Lebanese Government House in the background, a new generator is hauled up to the roof of an office building, in Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 21, 2022. They literally run the country. Private generators are ubiquitous in parts of the Middle East, spewing hazardous fumes into homes and business across the country, almost 24 hours a day. As the world looks for renewable energy to tackle climate change, Lebanon, Iraq, Gaza and elsewhere rely on diesel-powered private generators just to keep the lights on. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

A Hezbollah member wears a vest with Arabic that reads: &quot;40 years and we stay with Hussein (the Prophet Muhammad's grand son),&quot; during the holy day of Ashoura that commemorates the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 9, 2022. Forty years since it was founded, Lebanon's Hezbollah has transformed from a ragtag organization to the largest and most heavily armed militant group in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press