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Parliament recommends govt. repatriate illegal Syrians within a year at latest

Parliament convened Wednesday and approved a binding recommendation aimed at “returning the illegal Syrian migrants and residents in Lebanon to their country within a year at the latest.”

To this end, the legislature recommended that the government form a ministerial committee to “communicate and directly and strenuously follow up with the international and regional sides and the various bodies, especially with the Syrian government, and to devise a detailed timeframe for repatriating the displaced (Syrians), except for special cases protected by the Lebanese laws and specified by the committee.”

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Hezbollah launches rocket barrage at Israeli positions in retaliation to Brital strikes

Hezbollah said it launched on Thursday "more than 60" rockets at Israeli military positions in retaliation for overnight air strikes.

Hezbollah fighters "launched a missile attack with more than 60 Katyusha rockets" on several Israeli military positions including in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, the group said in a statement.

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Israel strikes Baalbek after Hezbollah multi-drone attack on Tiberias

Israeli jets raided areas in the Baalbek district overnight after Hezbollah launched multiple drones at a base near the Israeli city of Tiberias -- one of its deepest attacks into Israeli territory in months of cross-border fighting.

The airstrikes that occurred around midnight Wednesday struck the hills and mountains overlooking the town of Brital in northeast Lebanon close to the border with Syria. There was no word on casualties.

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Saudi FM urges Lebanese parties to put public interest first

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has stressed that “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stands by the Lebanese people.”

Speaking at a meeting for the Arab League council, the Saudi minister also called on the Lebanese parties to “put the public interest first through implementing political and economic reforms that lead to overcoming crises.”

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Hezbollah attacks command centers in Israel in retaliation to Tyre strike

Hezbollah targeted Wednesday two command centers in north Israel in response to an Israeli strike that reportedly killed a Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon.

Hezbollah said it attacked an air control command center in Meron with dozens of artillery shells and Katyusha and heavy rockets, and another command center in the Biranit barracks with heavy Burkan missiles.

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Gemayel asks Nasrallah to 'open land' instead of 'opening sea' to Syrians

Kataeb leader MP Sami Gemayel has accused Hezbollah of obstructing the return of Syrian refugees to their country, ahead of a parliament session that discussed Wednesday the refugee crisis ana a 1 billion euros EU donation to Lebanon.

"We urge (Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan) Nasrallah to open the land borders for the Syrians to return," Gemayel said, accusing Hezbollah of controlling the Lebanese-Syrian borders.

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Parliament discusses refugees, Mikati says $1B 'continuation of previous aid'

Parliament convened Wednesday to discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and the latest controversial EU aid package, with lawmakers from the entire political spectrum ramping up anti-refugee sentiment and calling for more refugee returns and crackdowns.

“Lebanon’s fate hinges on this session,” Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned at the beginning of the session.

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Nasrallah meets Hamas delegation over Gaza war

Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah met Wednesday with a delegation from Hamas headed by Khalil al Hayyeh along with Mohammad Nasr and Oussama Hamdan at an undisclosed location in Lebanon.

Nasrallah and the delegation discussed and evaluated the latest developments in Gaza and on the other "support fronts", a Hezbollah statement said.

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Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli Tyre strike

Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country's south killed two people Tuesday, with a source close to Iran-backed Hezbollah saying a field commander was among the dead.

Israel and Hamas ally Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily fire following the Palestinian group's October 7 attack on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.

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Israel says civilian killed, 5 soldiers wounded in Hezbollah attack on Adamit

Israel's army said rockets fired from Lebanon on Tuesday killed a civilian and wounded five soldiers on the Israeli side of the border.

"On the northern border, a civilian was killed today from an anti-tank missile that hit Adamit," a kibbutz community on the border with Lebanon, army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a televised briefing.

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