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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) 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) Israeli authorities have introduced new and stricter limitations on how journalists can report on the ongoing regional conflict, particularly concerning missile activity and military targets.

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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) Lebanon’s prime minister has strongly condemned Israeli military actions targeting journalists in southern Lebanon, describing them as “war crimes” and accusing Israel of following a repeated and deliberate pattern of attacks, according...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon has accused Israel of committing war crimes following the death of a journalist in a strike on southern Lebanon, according to official statements.

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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) Lebanese Metropolitan Elias Kfoury described a recent incident involving an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon as “not surprising,” according to an interview given on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research has reported extensive destruction in the country’s south, saying that hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed over a three-day period amid what it described as Israeli ceasefire...

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(MENAFN) A Lebanese journalist was killed after an Israeli strike hit an area in Lebanon while she was on assignment, according to statements from the Red Cross cited by reports on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese authorities said Wednesday that Israeli forces surrounded two journalists in the southern town of At-Tiri in Bint Jbeil and prevented rescue teams from reaching them, according to reports from a state-run news agency.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research has reported extensive destruction in the country’s south, stating that hundreds of homes were destroyed over a short period due to alleged Israeli ceasefire violations, according to...

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(MENAFN) A senior Greek Orthodox archbishop in Lebanon has criticized repeated Israeli violations against religious sites and symbols in southern Lebanon, following a recent incident involving damage to a Christian statue, according to remarks...

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(MENAFN) A second meeting between Lebanon and Israel will take place in Washington on Thursday, with formal details to be announced later, a senior Lebanese official said Monday.

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(MENAFN) Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has rejected the idea of a military solution to the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, following renewed escalation between Iran and Israel.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed Wednesday that active diplomatic contacts are underway to prolong the fragile ceasefire with Israel that took hold on April 17, signaling Beirut's determination to convert the temporary truce into...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon and Russia formalized a bilateral agreement on Wednesday waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and special passports, Lebanon's National News Agency reported, in a move that signals a strengthening of ties between...

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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.