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Shell hits UNIFIL HQ amid fresh Hezbollah-Israel clashes

A shell hit the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon on Saturday, its spokesman said in the second such incident since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza.

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Israel downs missile from Lebanon, shells border areas

Israel’s military announced it shot down a surface-to-air missile fired at an Israeli drone from Lebanon Saturday. It was not immediately clear if the missile was fired by Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

Lebanese security officials said two missiles were fired toward an Israeli drone flying over Lebanon but did not hit the target.

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Iran FM says militants in Lebanon, region have 'finger on trigger'

Iran's foreign minister has warned that Lebanese and Palestinian militants had their "finger on the trigger" in anticipation of an Israeli ground offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian however insisted that Tehran-backed militants would decide on their own to take action if Israel continued its war on Hamas.

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Raad says 'victory imminent' as Hezbollah attacks Israeli posts anew

Hezbollah’s top lawmaker Mohammed Raad announced Friday that “victory is coming and imminent,” as Hezbollah launched fresh attacks on Israeli military posts on Lebanon’s border.

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Qassem meets Iran delegation, warns US and Israel over continued attack on Gaza

Hezbollah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Friday met with a delegation from the Iranian parliament.

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Report: Hezbollah changes tactics after heavy losses

Hezbollah’s leadership has decided to change the military tactics related to the firing of anti-tank missiles from Lebanon at Israeli military posts, a media report said on Friday, a day after the southern front witnessed no Hezbollah attacks for the first time since October 8.

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Geagea says border peace 'in hands' of Berri, Mikati

According to Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri are capable of preventing the Gaza war from spreading to Lebanon.

In a meeting Friday with French Ambassador Hervé Magro, Geagea stressed that a parliamentary recommendation or a governmental decision could spare Lebanon the trouble of war.

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Reports: LF says ready to take part in extending army chief's term

The Lebanese Forces has informed relevant parties that it is willing to provide a cover for a parliamentary session aimed at extending the term of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, media reports said on Friday.

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Israel says 'no incidents' on Lebanon front as Hezbollah announces no attacks Thursday

The Israeli army announced Friday that its northern front with Lebanon and Syria did not witness any incidents overnight, following a relatively calm day on Thursday.

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One killed in Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp

The brother of a wanted Islamist was killed inside Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday, state media said.

A young man who was "the target of an assassination operation inside the Ain al-Helweh camp died after sustaining serious wounds," Lebanon's National News Agency said.

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