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Aoun-Hezbollah talks expected within 'hours' as US asks Israel for pullout 'time frame'

Representatives of President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah will meet in the next few hours to continue the discussions over the group’s weapons, in order to “pave the way for an official and declared meeting between President Aoun and Hezbollah to discuss disarmament,” MTV has reported.

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HRW accuses Israel of 'indiscriminate' attacks on civilians during war in Lebanon

Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of "indiscriminate" attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in east Lebanon should be investigated as war crimes.

A November 27 ceasefire sought to end more than a year of hostilities between the two sides that began with Hezbollah's cross-border fire at Israel in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas.

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Ortagus urges 'hard decisions' from Lebanon, hails Aoun and Salam

Morgan Ortagus, the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, has noted that Lebanon will not make improvements without taking “hard decisions.”

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Amani says Iran to respect 'what Lebanese agree on' regarding Hezbollah arms

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani revealed Wednesday that the booby-trapped pager device that wounded him was present in his office and that it was there to “warn of any attack.”

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UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon visits Russia

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert began Wednesday a visit to Moscow, as part of her ongoing consultations with regional and international stakeholders.

During her visit, the Special Coordinator is set to meet with senior Russian officials to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon and ways in which the international community can best support the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701.

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Hezbollah official urges state to stop being an 'impotent spectator' as to Israel attacks

Hezbollah Islamic relations official Sheikh Abdel Majid Ammar on Tuesday strongly condemned an Israeli drone strike that killed a senior Jamaa Islamiya military commander near Damour, calling it an attack on Lebanese sovereignty and on “resistance with all its affiliations.”

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Foreign Ministry to summon Iranian ambassador over arms remarks

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry will summon Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani in the coming days over his latest social media post about the removal of weapons in Lebanon, media reports said on Tuesday.

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Aoun: No one in Lebanon wants to return to war

President Joseph Aoun reiterated Tuesday that “any controversial issue can be resolved through dialogue” and that “no one in Lebanon wants to return to war.”

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One killed in Israeli strike on pickup truck in Tyre's al-Hinniyeh

Lebanon's health ministry said a new Israeli strike on Tuesday killed one person, hours after a deadly raid elsewhere in the country despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

"The strike launched by the Israeli enemy" in the southern town of al-Hinniyeh in Tyre district "killed one person," the ministry statement said.

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Berri says Iran not negotiating on behalf of Lebanon

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that Lebanon has fulfilled its obligations as per the ceasefire agreement with Israel, adding that Israel is yet to honor the arrangements.

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