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Will Macron visit south Lebanon?

A new French security delegation will arrive in Beirut over the next two days, following the visit carried out by French intelligence chief Bernard Emie days ago, Annahar newspaper reported on Thursday.

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Report: Paris warns South clashes may endanger entire Lebanon

Lebanese officials have received warnings from France over the past hours, al-Joumhouria newspaper quoted “credible sources” as saying.

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Al-Rahi from the South: We want peace

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Thursday kicked off a solidarity visit to clashes-hit south Lebanon by praying at the Our Lady of the Seas Cathedral in the city of Tyre.

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Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon merits 'war crime' probe, watchdogs say

The Israeli strike that killed one journalist and injured six others in Lebanon merits a "war crime" investigation, rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch told AFP on Thursday.

Issam Abdallah, 37, was killed instantly in the strike on October 13 in the south of the country near the Israeli border. The others present -- two other Reuters journalists, two from Al Jazeera, and two from AFP -- were all injured.

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AFP probe into strike on journalists in Lebanon points to deliberate Israeli tank shell

An investigation by Agence France-Presse into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from AFP, points to a tank shell only used by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region.

Two strikes hit the group of journalists in quick succession as they were working near the border village of Alma al-Shaab in an area that sees the Israeli army and armed Lebanese and Palestinian groups engaged in near-daily clashes.

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Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments

Israeli forces shelled and carried out air strikes on southern Lebanon Thursday, with Hezbollah also claiming several attacks on Israeli troops and positions.

Hezbollah said it has targeted the Ramim barracks, al-Marj military post, Hadb al-Bustan, al-Jerdah, Bayyad Blida, Ma'ayan Baruch and a group of soldiers in the Mattat barracks. All targets on Israeli military positions were direct hits, Hezbollah said in a statement. Israeli media reported one death in Mattat.

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Report: US exploring possibility of Lebanon-Israel land border deal

The U.S. is examining the possibility of an agreement between Israel and Lebanon on the land border between them, similar to the maritime border agreement signed in 2022, Israeli officials have said.

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Gallant vows to drive Hezbollah beyond Litani River

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday evening vowed to drive Hezbollah away from the border with Israel beyond the Litani River.

After concluding a highly tense meeting with the heads of frontline communities along the Lebanon border, Gallant assured them that the approximately 80,000 residents living within 9 kilometers of the border will not return to their homes until security in the area is restored.

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Al-Rahi to visit South on Thursday

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi will make a solidarity visit to the South on Thursday at the head of a delegation from the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops, the Catholic Media Center said.

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Geagea slams Hezbollah for never keeping word, govt. for inaction after Hamas statement

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea rejected Wednesday a Hamas statement that announced the establishment in Lebanon of a division called al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards and called on Palestinian youths to join it.

"This statement is unacceptable and it violates Lebanon's sovereignty," Geagea said.

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