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Lebanon-Israel ceasefire efforts: Latest developments

Hezbollah has informed the relevant parties, specifically Speaker Nabih Berri, who is tasked with negotiating with U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, that it agrees to a 60-day truce in Lebanon and a full and comprehensive implementation of Resolution 1701, MTV reported Wednesday evening.

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New push to wind down Lebanon and Gaza wars faces familiar challenges

The United States and other mediators are ramping up efforts to halt the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, circulating new proposals to wind down the regional conflict during the Biden administration's final months.

Negotiations on both fronts have been stalled for months and none of the warring parties have shown any sign of backing down from their demands.

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Qassem says Hezbollah can fight for months, will accept truce if terms suitable

Hezbollah's new leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, on Wednesday warned Israel it would pay a heavy price if its forces remain in Lebanon, stressing his group was ready for a prolonged conflict.

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Israel pounds Nabatieh, says killed deputy head of elite Hezbollah force

The Israeli army pounded Wednesday the southern city of Nabatieh, after urging residents to leave the city and nearby villages, warning it was poised to attack Hezbollah targetsattacks.

"Hezbollah's terrorist activities force the (Israeli army) to act forcefully against it in these areas", military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X, with Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reporting strikes had already begun on the city of Nabatieh.

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Trump vows to stop 'suffering and destruction in Lebanon'

Former U.S. president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has addressed a letter to the Lebanese-American community in the United States, just six days prior to the U.S. presidential vote.

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Geagea sees Lebanon's moment to defang Hezbollah

“There is no Hezbollah and Iran — there’s just Iran,” Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has said in an interview with U.S. news portal POLITICO, adding that “for Tehran, there are no borders between Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, no frontiers.”

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Israel cabinet discusses Lebanon ceasefire framework

Israel's security cabinet is discussing the terms of a truce with Hezbollah in south Lebanon, where Israeli troops are conducting a ground offensive, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said on Wednesday.

"There are discussions, I think it will still take time," Cohen told Israeli public radio.

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In Lebanon, families memories are detonated along with their villages

Ayman Jaber's memories are rooted in every corner of Mhaibib, the village in southern Lebanon he refers to as his "habibti," the Arabic word for "beloved." The root of the village's name means "the lover" or "the beloved."

Reminiscing about his childhood sweetheart, the 45-year-old avionics technician talks about how the young pair would meet in a courtyard near his uncle's house.

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Two killed as Israel strikes Hezbollah munitions van in Kahhale

A Lebanese security official told AFP that an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah van carrying munitions near Beirut killed the driver Wednesday, the latest death in more than a month of war.

"A van belonging to Hezbollah was targeted in an Israeli strike on the Kahhale road and its driver killed," the official said, adding that the vehicle was carrying munitions.

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Strikes rock historical city of Baalbek, home to UNESCO World Heritage site

Strikes rocked the eastern city of Baalbek and its outskirts on Wednesday, hours after Israel issued an evacuation call for the area.

Residents of Baalbek had rushed out of their homes after the Israeli army ordered Baalbek and its outskirts evacuated for the first time in the ongoing war.

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