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Israel says has killed 15 Hezbollah members this month

Israel said it has killed 15 Hezbollah members since the start of November, as it launched further strikes on Lebanon.

The Israeli military launched multiple attacks on Monday, hitting the south and east of the country, while at least one person was killed according to the Lebanese health ministry.

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Netanyahu says Israel will enforce Lebanon ceasefire with 'iron fist'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel would strongly enforce its ceasefire agreements in Lebanon and Gaza, vowing that "whoever seeks to harm us, we harm them".

"We are determined to enforce with an iron fist the ceasefire agreements where they exist against those who seek our destruction, and you can see what happens every day in Lebanon," Netanyahu told lawmakers in parliament on Monday.

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US official calls on Lebanon to end 'malign influence of Iran through Hezbollah'

A U.S. official visiting Lebanon has called on its authorities to end "the malign influence of Iran through Hezbollah", adding that his country was determined to cut off Tehran's funding of the Islamist group.

Washington is pushing to cut off Hezbollah's funding sources while also pressing the Lebanese government to disarm the group. Hezbollah was weakened in its most recent war with Israel, which was halted by a November 2024 ceasefire.

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Bulgaria adjourns extradition hearing for Beirut blast shipowner

A Bulgarian court on Monday adjourned an extradition hearing for a shipowner wanted over the devastating blast at Beirut port in 2020, asking Lebanon to confirm he would not face the death penalty.

Lebanon wants Bulgaria to extradite Igor Grechushkin, a 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot, over the disaster -- one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions -- which destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killed more than 220 people and injured more than 6,500.

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UAE 'probably' won't join Gaza stabilization force

The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilization force for Gaza because it lacks a clear framework, a senior official said on Monday.

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Gaza's health ministry says 15 Palestinian bodies received under truce exchange deal

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said it had received on Monday the bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire exchange deal.

"The ministry of health announces the receipt of 15 bodies of martyrs released today by the Israeli occupation through the Red Cross, bringing the total number of bodies received to 315" under the hostage-prisoner exchange deal, the ministry said.

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Iran says US claim on plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico 'absurd'

Iran on Monday dismissed accusations by the United States that Tehran had attempted to kill the Israeli ambassador in Mexico, describing it as "absurd".

"We found this claim very ridiculous and absurd," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a weekly press briefing, adding that it was part of an attempt "to destroy Iran's friendly relations with other countries".

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US official says discussed with Aoun ways to stop money flow from Iran to Hezbollah

President Joseph Aoun has told U.S. officials that Lebanon was tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, days after Washington imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah members.

The trio were accused of money laundering to fund Hezbollah, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and other Western powers.

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Palestinians recount 'black hole' of Israeli detention

Denied contact with his lawyer for months, now freed Palestinian prisoner Shady Abu Sedo said he lost all sense of time while he was held in Israeli jails during the war in Gaza.

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Syrian president arrives in US for landmark visit

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for a landmark official visit, his country's state news agency reported, a day after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist.

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