Lebanon and Israel plan talks
Apr 13, 2026
Q: Israel drastically stepped up its attacks on Lebanon last week, just hours after the start of a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States. One 10-minute bombing raid on the capital, Beirut, killed more than 300 people and injured more than 1,500. Where is Lebanon, Israel’s northern neighbor?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Israeli and Lebanese officials planned to meet in the United States this week for historic direct talks. Israel’s main target is Hezbollah, a militia of which religious group in Lebanon?
A. Christian
B. Druze
C. Shia Muslim
D. Sunni Muslim
Q: Hezbollah is considered a proxy for Iran in fighting Israel. After Israel and the United States began bombing Iran on Feb. 28, Hezbollah fired missiles and drones at Israeli targets. Israel responded with airstrikes, one of which killed four members of a family in southern Lebanon on March 5. Those deaths triggered violence in which American state?
A. California
B. Michigan
C. New York
D. Texas
Q: Lebanon and Israel had relatively calm relations until the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) moved to Lebanon in 1971 after being kicked out of what nation on Israel’s eastern border?
A. Egypt
B. Iraq
C. Jordan
D. Syria
Q: Some Lebanese cities are the oldest in the world, continuously occupied for more than 5,000 years. And, the land has been ruled by countless invaders and empires. Who established the borders of modern Lebanon after World War I?
A. British
B. French
C. Greeks
D. Turks
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