Lebanon
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Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills Four, Wounds Dozens At Israeli Base
Israel’s military said a Hezbollah drone had killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases Sunday, as it expanded its bombardments of Lebanon and troops battled militants across the…
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Netanyahu Tells UN To Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of ‘Harm’s Way’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of “harm’s way”, saying Hezbollah was using them as “human…
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Israel Widens Lebanon Strikes As Troops Fight Hezbollah Along Border
Israel expanded its aerial bombardment of targets in Lebanon, hitting areas both in and outside traditional Hezbollah bastions, as its troops battled militants across the border on Sunday. In areas…
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40 Nations Contributing To UN Lebanon Peacekeeping Force Condemn ‘Attacks’
Forty nations that contribute to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Saturday that they “strongly condemn recent attacks” on the peacekeepers. “Such actions must stop immediately and should be…
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UN Peacekeepers To Remain In Lebanon: Spokesman
UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon will not move from the border area despite five of their members being wounded and damage to facilities during the Israel-Hezbollah war, their spokesperson told…
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UN Says 2 Peacekeepers Wounded In South Lebanon Explosions
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Friday warned of “very serious risks” for their Blue Helmets after explosions wounded two mission members near the Israeli border, the second such incident in…
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Relief As Lebanon Evacuees Dock In Turkey
Exhausted but relieved, hundreds of Turkish citizens and their families docked in southern Turkey late Thursday after being evacuated from war-torn Lebanon on two naval ships sent by Ankara. “The…
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Lebanon Says 22 Dead In Israeli Strikes On Central Beirut
At least 22 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a densely populated area of central Beirut on Thursday, the Lebanese health ministry said, with a security source saying a…
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Israel Expands Offensive Against Hezbollah In South Lebanon
Israel ramped up its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon’s southern coast on Tuesday, after deploying more troops in the country and urging civilians living near the Mediterranean to evacuate.…
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Esmail Qaani: Israel Kills Iran Military Chief in Airstrike in Lebanon While Targeting New Hezbollah Leader
A top Iranian military commander is believed to have been killed in an Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah’s new leader. Esmail Qaani, the leader of the Quds Force—the elite branch…
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Lebanon State Media Says ‘Very Violent’ Israeli Strikes Hit South Beirut
Official Lebanese media said Israeli strikes hit south Beirut Saturday night into Sunday, some of them “very violent”, with AFP correspondents hearing explosions for over two hours in one of…
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Hezbollah Loses Contact With Potential New Leader After Israeli Airstrike
Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine (C) attends the funeral of slain Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in a southern suburb of Beirut on Aug. 1, 2024. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty…
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Macron Criticises Israel On Gaza, Lebanon Operations
French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also…
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Visiting UN Refugee Agency Chief Decries ‘Terrible Crisis’ In Lebanon
The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived in Lebanon on Saturday on a “solidarity” visit for the hundreds of thousands of Lebanese affected by Israeli bombardment and needing…
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Hezbollah Battles Troops On Border As Israel Pounds Lebanon
Hezbollah said Saturday its fighters were confronting Israeli troops in Lebanon’s southern border region, where the Israeli military said it struck militants from the Iran-backed movement at a mosque. Rapidly…
