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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) 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) A member of the Lebanese army was killed on Sunday following an Israeli strike in the country’s south, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The number of fatalities in Lebanon since early March has risen beyond 1,400 as continued Israeli military operations place a growing burden on civilians, according to official figures released Saturday.

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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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 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 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) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Friday that no agreement with Lebanon is currently in place, throwing cold water on U.S.-brokered diplomatic efforts to halt the fighting even as casualties mount and military commanders...

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(MENAFN) French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has called on Israel to withdraw from what he described as an “illegal occupation” of Lebanese territory, warning that ongoing military actions risk further destabilizing the region.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sharply rebuked Lebanese President Joseph Aoun following the latter’s statements regarding Tehran’s involvement in Lebanese affairs.

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has appealed to Israel to respect the ceasefire in Lebanon, arguing that maintaining calm along the border could support ongoing diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran. During a joint press...