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Saudi Arabia, France, US to discuss Lebanese army support in Paris meeting

A trilateral meeting between France, Saudi Arabia, and the United States on Lebanon will be held in Paris to discuss support for the Lebanese army and to set a date for a new international conference. Lebanese Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal will attend.

3 killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

Three people were killed when Israeli air attacks hit a motorcycle and two vehicles in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of last year’s ceasefire accord, authorities and local media have announced.

EU looking at options for enhancing Lebanon’s internal security forces: Document

The European Union is studying options for strengthening Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces to help free up the Lebanese army to focus on disarming the armed group Hezbollah, according to a document seen by Reuters.

UN sounds alarm over repeated Israeli attacks near peacekeepers in Lebanon

The United Nations has warned Israel again over the latest airstrikes against southern Lebanon, calling the repeated raids "clear violations" of Security Council Resolution 1701.

Lebanese president meets UN delegation in Beirut, urges pressing Israel to enforce ceasefire

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun met with a visiting delegation of UN Security Council ambassadors on Friday, urging them to press Israel to enforce the ceasefire and comply with international resolutions, the presidency has announced.

Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks in decades: AFP

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks Wednesday in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war, a source close to the negotiations told AFP.

Hezbollah says reserves right to respond to Israel’s killing of senior commander

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem has condemned Israel’s killing of top commander Haitham Ali al-Tabtabai, calling it a “deliberate crime”, and emphasized that the armed group reserves the right to retaliate at a time of its choosing.

Israel hits Lebanon with nearly 700 air raids since ceasefire: Report

Israel carried out 669 airstrikes on Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect in November 2024, at a rate of two attacks per day, an Israeli security institute announced Thursday.

Iran denounces Israeli strike on Beirut, killing of resistance leader

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized the Israeli regime’s airstrike on a residential neighborhood in southern Beirut on Sunday evening, as well as the assassination of senior Lebanese resistance commander, martyr Haitham Ali Tabatabaei.

Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israel’s attack on Beirut

Hezbollah has confirmed that its top military commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai has been killed in an Israeli air attack on Lebanon’s capital.

Five killed as Israel pounds Beirut despite ceasefire

The Israeli military has conducted an attack on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing at least five people and wounding 28 others, Lebanon’s health ministry announced.

331 killed, 945 injured by Israeli fire since ceasefire: Lebanon

At least 331 people have been killed and 945 injured by Israeli fire since a ceasefire accord took effect in November 2024, the Lebanese Health Ministry announced Friday.

At least 13 killed in Israeli attack on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

At least 13 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

Lebanese military says working with ‘friendly states’ to halt Israeli violations

The Lebanese army has announced that it is coordinating with “friendly countries” to halt the ongoing Israeli violations of last year’s ceasefire accord.

UN peacekeepers say Israel fired on them in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced that Israeli soldiers have shot at its peacekeepers in their latest targeting of UNIFIL as Israel continues to attack Lebanon on a near-daily basis in violation of a yearlong ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Over 300 people killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since November 2024: Beirut

The death toll from Israeli air attacks on Lebanon has exceeded 300 since late November 2024 when a ceasefire accord was signed, Labanese Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine has stated.

Lebanese president vows to combat terror financing, calls for action to deter Israeli attacks

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told a US Treasury delegation on Sunday that Beirut is strictly enforcing measures to prevent money laundering, smuggling, or the use of funds for terror financing.

Israeli attacks kill 3 in Lebanon

Three people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA), in the latest flagrant violation of a one-year-old ceasefire.

Crimes against children in conflict zones surge in 2024: Save the Children

One in five children globally lived in active conflict zones last year, according to a report by Save the Children.

Israel attacks southern Lebanon, killing two and wounding seven

Israeli attacks have killed two people and wounded seven others in southern Lebanon, a day after Tel Aviv threatened to escalate its onslaught on alleged Hezbollah targets.

Lebanese military mobilizes troops in south after Israeli army movements near border

The Lebanese army mobilized its forces in the border town of Meiss El-Jabal in southern part of the country, following Israeli military movements near the border, local media has reported.

Israeli air attack kills four in Lebanon, straining fragile ceasefire

An Israeli air raid has killed at least four people in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, in a strike that put more pressure on a nearly yearlong truce with Hezbollah.

UN slams Israel for attack on peacekeeping troops in Lebanon

The United Nations and France have condemned an Israeli attack that hit UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon.

Pope Leo to visit several cities in Turkey, Lebanon on first trip abroad as pontiff

Pope Leo will visit eight cities and towns in Turkey and Lebanon in 2025, the Vatican announced on Monday. It will be his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, during which he is expected to make appeals for peace across the region.

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon kill two in latest truce violation

An Israeli drone strike has killed two people in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, a day after Israeli military aircraft launched a series of deadly raids on the country’s eastern mountain range and south.

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