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(MENAFN) According to reports, a paramedic was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, despite an existing ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

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(MENAFN) At least nine people were killed and several others wounded across southern Lebanon Wednesday in a wave of Israeli airstrikes, among them a Lebanese Army soldier and three paramedics, according to Lebanese sources.

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(MENAFN) The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has called for Israel to pull back from positions in Lebanon that it held prior to the outbreak of what he described as a broader US-Israeli war against Iran,...

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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) A United Nations peacekeeper has died and two others sustained injuries after mortar shells rained down on their position in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL confirmed Thursday, raising fresh alarms over escalating violence in the volatile...

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(MENAFN) The fourth round of US-mediated discussions between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up on Wednesday in Washington, DC, according to Lebanese sources.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon has formally requested that the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut surrender a man accused of operating as an agent for Israel's Mossad intelligence service, with the country's top security official alleging his involvement in bombing...

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called on Israel to stop its military escalation in Lebanon, reaffirming support for a ceasefire arrangement in the region, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday urged Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory, describing its continued presence as unlawful and cautioning that ongoing military actions could further destabilize the region....

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(MENAFN) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday issued a blunt demand for Israel to halt its military campaign in Lebanon, warning that Benjamin Netanyahu's approach is eroding the very security it claims to protect.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, at least 17 people were killed and 64 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, despite an ongoing ceasefire and continued US-mediated negotiations between Lebanon and...

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(MENAFN) Australia has come out firmly against Israel's intensifying military campaign in Lebanon, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong declaring Wednesday that any durable Middle East ceasefire must explicitly encompass Lebanon to have any meaningful...

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(MENAFN) A Lebanese paramedic lost his life and another was injured in the early hours of Thursday after an Israeli strike hit a medical team operating in southern Lebanon, according to official information from the country’s Health Ministry....

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(MENAFN) Israel and Lebanon reached a ceasefire agreement Wednesday, following trilateral negotiations held in Washington, according to a joint statement released by both nations alongside the United States.

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(MENAFN) At least 49 people were killed and 116 others wounded in a single day on Sunday, pushing Lebanon's cumulative death toll to 1,238 and the total number of injured to 3,543 since hostilities sharply escalated on March 2, according to...

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(MENAFN) A Lebanese soldier was killed Wednesday when an Israeli airstrike struck him while traveling on the Nabatieh-Kfartebnit road in southern Lebanon, the country's military confirmed — the latest casualty in what Lebanese officials describe...

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(MENAFN) A Lebanese serviceman was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to the military, as cross-border tensions persisted despite an active ceasefire agreement.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has raised alarm over worsening humanitarian conditions in Lebanon as Israeli military activity in the south reportedly intensified for a third consecutive day. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday that...

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(MENAFN) Japan voiced sharp concern Wednesday over Israel's continued military operations in southern Lebanon, demanding respect for Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity as civilian casualties mount. "Japan is deeply concerned that...

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(MENAFN) At least 17 people are dead and 64 others wounded after Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks struck multiple locations across southern Lebanon on Tuesday — even as Lebanese and Israeli delegations held ceasefire talks in Washington....