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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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel on Wednesday of targeting “densely populated residential areas,” resulting in civilian casualties, despite ongoing ceasefire initiatives, according to reports.

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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) 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) The UN’s top humanitarian official in Lebanon warned Wednesday of a “huge escalation” in violence, as airstrikes intensified across the country amid uncertainty over the newly announced US-Iran truce, according to reports. “We keep...

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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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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.