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International Committee of the Red Cross

Since the escalation of the armed conflict in Lebanon in March 2026, ICRC teams have supported authorities and local actors, assisted communities in urgent need, and engaged in confidential dialogue with relevant parties.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Lebanon has designated a single negotiating team to engage with Israel, headed by Simon Karam, a former Lebanese ambassador to the United States.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Lebanon has appointed a former ambassador to the United States, Simon Karam, to head its delegation in upcoming talks with Israel.

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(MENAFN) Joseph Aoun said on Wednesday that diplomatic contacts are continuing in an effort to extend the ceasefire agreement with Israel that began on April 17, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon will move forward with negotiations with Israel through a unified delegation headed by former ambassador to the United States Simon Karam, President Joseph Aoun announced Monday.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that he is prepared to “go anywhere” in order to ensure what he described as Lebanon’s “salvation,” as a ceasefire with Israel came into effect, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned an attack targeting the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that resulted in the death of a French soldier and injuries to three other personnel.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese officials threw cold water Thursday on reports of an imminent phone call between Beirut and Israel, contradicting a public announcement by US President Donald Trump that such a conversation was set to take place.

EIN Presswire

WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, June 14, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The America Lebanon Peace Advancement Council (ALPAC) presented senior officials at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near East Affairs with a focused set of...

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(MENAFN) Two hardline members of Israel's Cabinet publicly called Sunday for a resumption of airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, openly defying the terms of a ceasefire that remains nominally in force.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese officials have rejected reports that a phone call is scheduled between the Lebanese presidency and Israel, saying they have no confirmation of such communication despite statements suggesting otherwise from US officials.

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(MENAFN) Two Israeli cabinet ministers called on Sunday for renewed airstrikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut, despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich escalated his rhetoric Saturday, renewing calls for the demolition of ten buildings in Beirut's Dahiyeh district in retaliation for every rocket launched at Israel from Lebanese territory.

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(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes near Tebnine Government Hospital in southern Lebanon have damaged the facility and left 11 staff members injured.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on the southern outskirts of Beirut on Sunday, despite the existence of a ceasefire agreement, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Three people lost their lives in Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disclosed it had targeted more than 70 Hezbollah military...

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(MENAFN) Israel will not withdraw from its so-called “security zone” in southern Lebanon as part of emerging understandings between the United States and Iran, according to Israeli security sources cited by media reports on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Hezbollah announced Saturday it had beaten back two separate Israeli ground incursions while conducting 19 offensive operations against Israeli troops, armored vehicles and military positions across southern Lebanon, deploying a...

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(MENAFN) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has renewed his call for the destruction of buildings in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district in response to rocket fire from Lebanon, according to a post he made on the US social media platform X on...

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(MENAFN) Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, striking the Lebanese capital in open defiance of a ceasefire agreement that remains nominally in force.