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Berri and Paris don't trust US promises on Israel withdrawal

Speaker Nabih Berri “does not trust all the promises that are being made by the Americans” regarding the Israeli army’s withdrawal from south Lebanon by the Feb. 18 deadline, his visitors said.

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Aoun in contact with US, France over 'solution' for Israeli withdrawal

President Joseph Aoun said Thursday that he is continuing his contacts to compel Israel to withdraw its forces from south Lebanon by the February 18 deadline.

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Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon: Latest developments

Israel is still pressing to win U.S. approval for retaining five strategic hills in south Lebanon that it deems as strategic for the security of its settlements, something that Lebanon has categorically rejected, media reports said.

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Hezbollah delegation invites Aoun to Nasrallah's funeral

A Hezbollah delegation led by MP Mohammad Raad on Thursday handed President Joseph Aoun an invitation to attend the funerals of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his successor Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.

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Top minister confirms Israel to keep 5 army posts in Lebanon

Israel will hold onto five strategic high points just inside Lebanon after next Tuesday’s ceasefire deadline requiring it to withdraw all troops, a top Israeli government official told U.S. news outlet Bloomberg.

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Israel claims Hezbollah smuggling cash via Beirut airport

The Israeli army claimed overnight that the Iranian Quds Force and Hezbollah have been exploiting civilian flights landing at Beirut airport over the past few weeks in an alleged attempt to “smuggle funds aimed at arming Hezbollah with the objective of carrying out attacks against the State of Israel.”

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Aoun says Israel must withdraw from Lebanon by next week's deadline

President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that Israel must withdraw all its forces from Lebanon by next week’s deadline.

In a statement, Aoun denied media reports of another extension to the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. The U.S.- and French-brokered truce, reached in late November, gave Israel 60 days to withdraw while Hezbollah repositioned north of the Litani River.

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Jaber to Arabs: Lebanon to become state of law

Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Wednesday thanked Speaker Nabih Berri for backing his nomination to the post and President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam for their “confidence.”

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Ortagus due in Lebanon this week to discuss Israel's withdrawal

U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus is due to visit Beirut this week, local media reports said, in her second visit to Lebanon since her appointment.

The visit will focus on Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon on Feb. 18, al-Joumhouria newspaper said Wednesday.

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FPM hits back at Salam over representation standards

The Free Patriotic Movement responded Wednesday to remarks voiced overnight by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam regarding the negotiations that resulted in the exclusion of the FPM from the new government.

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