KFAR ROUMAN, Lebanon —Blacksmith Mohammad Jouny, embittered by his government’s failure to come to the aid of south Lebanon, opposes the deployment of an international force along the border with Israel. He and his family want to see the Lebanese army there instead.

BEIRUT — The Mediterranean is threatened by its worst ever environmental disaster after Israel’s bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tonnes of fuel gushing into the sea, the environment minister charged on Saturday.

DUBAI — A male news anchor appeared on screen from the safety of Arabic station Al Jazeera’s studio in Doha as two female correspondents in full war gear reported live from both sides of the Lebanon-Israel frontline.