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Haykal to hold talks in Washington, Issa expected to seek solutions

Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal will hold several meetings in Washington related to the Lebanese Army’s deployment plan and the repeated Israeli attacks, the PSP’s al-Anbaa news portal reported on Monday.

Haykal will hold meetings with U.S. officials on Tuesday, al-Anbaa added.

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Issa relays Trump's greetings to Aoun, says there's 'hope for Lebanon'

The new U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa on Monday met with President Joseph Aoun and Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji and submitted his credentials to them, kicking off his mission in Lebanon.

A Presidency statement said Issa relayed U.S. President Donald Trump's greetings to Aoun and his keenness on boosting U.S.-Lebanese ties and developing them in all fields.

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Israel fires 6 shells at Aitaroun's outskirts after strike threat prompts evacuation

The Israeli army on Monday fired six mortar shells at the eastern outskirts of the southern border town of Aitaroun.

Homes and schools were earlier evacuated after the Lebanese Army informed Aitaroun's municipality about a possible Israeli strike.

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New confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah definite, Israeli media say

Israeli media reports have said that a new confrontation with Hezbollah is definite and just "a matter of time", claiming that the group is rebuilding itself.

The reports said that the Lebanese army is failing to disarm Hezbollah and that Iran is trying to rebuild its military capabilities, which could lead to a confrontation with Iran and Hezbollah.

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Saudi delegation arrives in Lebanon to discuss lifting ban on exports

A Saudi technical committee led by Saudi envoy Prince Yazid bin Farhan arrived Monday in Lebanon to discuss lifting the ban on Lebanese imports.

A senior Saudi official had announced last week that his country plans to imminently bolster commercial ties with Lebanon after Lebanese authorities demonstrated efficacy curbing drug smuggling to the kingdom over the past months.

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Israel says killed Hezbollah operative in Mansouri strike

Israel's military said Monday it had killed a Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon, a region that has witnessed several attacks despite the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

"Yesterday evening (Sunday)... The IDF struck and eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Muhammad Ali Shuweikh in the Mansouri area in southern Lebanon," the military said in a statement.

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UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces fired on them in south Lebanon

The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Israeli soldiers shot at its troops on Sunday in the south of the country, while Israel's military said it mistook blue helmets for "suspects" and fired warning shots.

The Israeli military blamed "poor weather conditions" and said it had not deliberately targeted U.N. troops.

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Aoun orders UN complaint over wall construction denied by Israel

Lebanon will file a complaint to the United Nations Security Council decrying that Israel is building walls in south Lebanon, an accusation Israel has denied, the Lebanese presidency said.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Friday that the Israeli army had built walls in south Lebanon near the U.N.-demarcated Blue Line, the de facto border.

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US ambassador-designate Michel Issa arrives in Lebanon

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has announced the November 14 arrival of U.S. Ambassador-Designate Michel Issa in Lebanon.

"Ambassador Issa had a distinguished former career in banking, where he spent two decades excelling as a currency trader, managing trading floors, and leading initiatives in credit and compliance before transitioning to a successful career in the automobile industry," the Embassy said in a statement.

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Israeli army claims Hezbollah killed Elias Hasrouni in 2023

The Israeli army on Friday claimed that it has managed to confirm that Hezbollah’s so-called Unit 121 was behind the 2023 “assassination” of Lebanese Forces official Elias Hasrouni in south Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district.

“This comes contrary to the rumors spread by Hezbollah, which claimed that he was killed in a traffic accident. Hasrouni, aged 70 when he was assassinated, was known for his stance that fiercely opposes Hezbollah,” Israeli army Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X.

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