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(MENAFN) Joseph Aoun said on Tuesday that a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory would help the state extend its authority across the country and remove the justification for any armed presence outside official state control,...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun declared Tuesday that an Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanese soil would strip away the last remaining justification for armed groups operating outside state authority — his most direct public linkage...

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military issued new evacuation warnings on Wednesday for residents of several towns in southern Lebanon, despite a fragile ceasefire remaining in place.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has raised alarm over what it described as a “deteriorating” situation in Lebanon after Israel issued a displacement order affecting the entire port city of Tyre, with officials warning that nearly 44,000 people could...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations sounded the alarm Tuesday over a sweeping Israeli displacement order targeting Lebanon's coastal city of Tyre, warning it will force nearly 44,000 people from their homes — many of whom had already been uprooted by...

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(MENAFN) Israeli government officials have heightened their rhetoric toward Lebanon, with some ministers advocating harsher military measures, including strikes on Beirut and territorial occupation, following recent Hezbollah drone attacks.

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(MENAFN) The European Commission has called for the complete enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, emphasizing the importance of upholding Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the aftermath of a US-brokered...

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(MENAFN) Hezbollah said Tuesday that Iran’s missile attacks on Israel were intended to increase pressure on Tel Aviv to comply with the ceasefire agreement involving Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese group Hezbollah has stated that recent Iranian missile strikes on Israel were intended to pressure Israel to adhere to the existing ceasefire arrangement in Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli ministers have issued increasingly hardline statements regarding Lebanon, including calls for strikes on Beirut, territorial occupation, and punitive measures against civilians, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A new series of Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 13 people and injured 31 others, in what local authorities described as a fresh violation of a ceasefire agreement, coming just a day after fighting...

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(MENAFN) A fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes tore through southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least five people in what Beirut condemned as a new ceasefire violation — just one day after Iran and Israel agreed to halt their exchange of attacks....

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(MENAFN) Lebanese militant group Hezbollah declared Tuesday that Iran's missile offensive against Israel was a calculated move to compel Tel Aviv into honoring its commitments under the Lebanon ceasefire agreement. "The Iranian response...

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(MENAFN) Senior Israeli cabinet members dramatically hardened their rhetoric against Lebanon on Monday, openly calling for the bombing of Beirut, the detention of civilians, and the seizure of Lebanese territory in response to Hezbollah drone...

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(MENAFN) Israel has reportedly agreed to suspend its airstrikes on Iran following a request from US President Donald Trump, while maintaining military operations in Lebanon, according to a senior Israeli official.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has expressed concern over escalating tensions in Lebanon, calling for restraint amid reports of continued Israeli military activity and repeated airspace violations despite a recently announced ceasefire.

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(MENAFN) Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon have caused numerous casualties, coming less than a day after officials in West Jerusalem and Beirut reportedly reached a US-mediated ceasefire proposal.

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(MENAFN) Negotiations aimed at resolving tensions between Lebanon and Israel are making progress and have reached a decisive phase, according to the US ambassador in Beirut.

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(MENAFN) Iran announced on Monday that it was ending its military operations against Israel, while cautioning that any further Israeli attacks on Lebanon would trigger a far harsher response.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Rodolphe Haykal departed for Pakistan on Saturday on an official visit, as Israel presses on with military operations against Lebanon and Islamabad continues its high-stakes mediation between Tehran...