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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) Four people were killed early Monday in Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling in southern Lebanon, in what was described as another breach of the existing ceasefire, according to Lebanese media reports.

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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) 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) 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) 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) Iran closed the western section of its airspace indefinitely Sunday, hours after unleashing three successive waves of missile attacks targeting northern Israel — the first such bombardment since the April 8 ceasefire took effect.

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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...

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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...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned the deaths of three Lebanese soldiers in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, branding it a "flagrant violation" of the nation's sovereignty and international law. The Israeli...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly criticized an Israeli strike that killed three members of the Lebanese armed forces in southern Lebanon, describing the incident as a serious breach of Lebanese sovereignty and a...

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(MENAFN) Rodolphe Haykal traveled to Pakistan on Saturday for an official visit amid ongoing Israeli military activity in Lebanon and broader diplomatic efforts involving regional actors, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces has embarked on an official visit to Pakistan at a time of continued Israeli military activity in Lebanon and ongoing diplomatic engagement involving regional powers.

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(MENAFN) Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly condemned an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed three Lebanese soldiers, describing it as a “flagrant violation” of national sovereignty and international law, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army announced Saturday the deaths of two of its servicemen during ongoing military operations in southern Lebanon — bringing the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the eruption of hostilities with Iran and Lebanon...

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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) 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 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...