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Qassem says Gaza ceasefire plan 'full of dangers'

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said that Washington's plan for a ceasefire in Gaza was "full of dangers", accusing Israel of using the proposal to achieve what it "failed" to do during the war.

Qassem suggested Israel would use the plan as pretext to take over the land and strip Palestinians of their self-determination, but said the decision of whether to accept it was ultimately Hamas'.

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Salam: Foiling strife can't occur at expense of enforcing law

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that “foiling strife cannot occur at the expense of enforcing the law,” in reference to the latest controversy over Hezbollah’s illumination of the iconic Raouche Rock with images of its slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine.

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UNIFIL slams Israeli grenade attacks near peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers

The Israeli army on Thursday dropped grenades near UNIFIL peacekeepers working alongside Lebanese soldiers to provide security for civilian workers in the southern border town of Maroun al-Ras, UNIFIL said on Friday.

The workers were trying to clear ruins of homes destroyed in the latest war.

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Al-Manar reporter who insulted Salam fails to attend questioning

Al-Manar reporter and pro-Hezbollah activist Ali Berro on Friday failed to attend an interrogation session at the Raouche police department over the issue of the illumination of the Raouche Rock and launching verbal attacks on PM Nawaf Salam.

“Berro’s lawyer showed up and said that his client is a journalist … and can only appear before the Publications Court, but State Prosecutor Judge Jamal al-Hajjar ordered that he be summoned again to interrogation before the Raouche police station, saying that the appropriate measures would be taken if he fails to show up,” the National News Agency said.

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Berri says elections on time, law can't be amended

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed Friday that the May 2026 parliamentary elections will be held on time.

Berri added that “the remaining time does not allow for any amendment” of the electoral law, hinting that expats are supposed to vote for six newly-introduced seats and not the current 128 seats.

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Interior minister seeks dissolution of pro-Hezbollah art association

Following the controversy sparked by the illumination of the iconic Raouche Rock with images of slain Hezbollah chiefs Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar on Friday demanded the dissolution of the Lebanese Art Association-Rissalat.

Hajjar accused Rissalat of violating a memo by Beirut’s governor, the assembly notice it had submitted, “the laws that govern public properties” as well as public order, noting that it did not have “an authorization or prior permission” to illuminate the rock.

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Foreign Ministry following up on fate of Lebanese who were on Gaza flotilla

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry announced Friday that it is following up on the issue of “Israel’s detention of two Lebanese citizens who were aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.”

The Ministry is “carrying out the necessary contacts to know their fate and secure their release as soon as possible,” it said in a statement.

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Cabinet to discuss Monday army's 1st report on arms monopoly plan

Cabinet will convene at 3:00 pm Monday to discuss the army's first monthly report on its arms monopoly plan, TV networks said on Friday.

Cabinet had on August 5 tasked the army with developing a plan to restrict arms to the state by year end, an unprecedented move that theoretically paves the way for disarming Hezbollah.

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Violent Israeli strikes target Ali al-Taher hills for 4th time since ceasefire

Violent Israeli airstrikes targeted at dawn Friday the Ali al-Taher hills in the Nabatieh region, with the sounds of explosions echoing across south Lebanon.

The Israeli army claimed that it bombed the area after detecting Hezbollah “activities” in it, saying the strikes hit “weapons, military buildings and subterranean infrastructure.”

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Aoun, Raad agree to 'address differences with keenness on national interest'

President Joseph Aoun met Thursday in Baabda with MP Mohammad Raad, the head of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc.

A terse statement issued by the Presidency said the two men discussed “a number of national issues and junctures.”

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