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(MENAFN) Four people were killed in the early hours of Monday as Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire rained down on southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported — the latest in a mounting series of ceasefire breaches that have continued to claim...

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(MENAFN) The Lebanese army said on Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, despite the existence of a ceasefire arrangement.

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(MENAFN) At least eight people lost their lives and 13 others were wounded on Sunday following a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs and areas in southern Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran launched missiles toward northern Israel late Sunday in what appears to be the first such attack since a fragile ceasefire was reached in early April, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Abbas Araghchi held a series of phone conversations late Sunday and early Monday with senior officials from multiple countries, as regional tensions intensified following Iran’s military response to developments in Lebanon, according to...

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(MENAFN) A senior adviser to Ali Khamenei said early Monday that Israel’s airstrike on Beirut has activated what he described as the “first phase” of a broader response by the so-called resistance axis, according to Iranian media reports.

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(MENAFN) An Iranian lawmaker has warned that Tehran will respond forcefully following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs that left at least two people dead and 11 others injured, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued a fierce condemnation Saturday following an Israeli strike on a Lebanese Army patrol that claimed the lives of two officers and one soldier, denouncing the assault as a blatant affront to national...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Saturday condemned an airstrike that resulted in the deaths of Lebanese military personnel in southern Lebanon, stating that the incident represented a violation of Lebanese...

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(MENAFN) Ten people — among them three Lebanese army personnel — were killed Saturday in continued Israeli strikes across Lebanon, despite a truce that has been in effect since April 17. An Israeli airstrike struck a military vehicle on the...

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(MENAFN) At least 10 people were killed on Saturday in Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon, including three members of the Lebanese army, according to reports, despite an existing ceasefire that has been in place since April 17. One of the...

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(MENAFN) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Sunday issued a forceful condemnation of the latest killing of a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper, renewing the bloc's demands for accountability as violations of...

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized comments made by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding Iran’s involvement in Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The European Union has renewed its call for accountability after the death of another member of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) earlier this week.

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(MENAFN) The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Saturday condemned an airstrike that killed members of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon, calling it a violation of the country’s sovereignty and a breach of a key UN resolution, according...

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(MENAFN) At least 10 people, among them three Lebanese soldiers, were killed on Saturday as Israeli strikes continued across Lebanon despite a ceasefire that has been in place since April 17, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military has confirmed the deaths of an officer and a soldier during ongoing operations in southern Lebanon, according to an official statement released on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army reported on Saturday that two of its personnel—a senior officer and a soldier—were killed during ongoing military activity in southern Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that “significant progress” was achieved on shared issues during high-level talks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf declared Sunday that American and Israeli installations across the region have become "legitimate targets," citing a US naval blockade on Iran and Washington's backing of Israeli military...