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Hezbollah repels Israeli 'infiltration', wages 'simultaneous air attack'

Hezbollah said Monday two of its fighters were killed and claimed attacks on northern Israel, including with drones, the latest cross-border violence amid fears of full-blown war.

The powerful Iran-backed group has exchanged regular cross-border fire with the Israeli army in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.

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Israel denies reports of Hezbollah drone near Netanyahu home

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel Hayom on Sunday that reports of a Hezbollah drone collecting footage on Netanyahu's home in Caesarea on Friday were a "false alarm."

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Shock, grief as Israeli Lebanon strike kills 10 Syrians

Sobbing relatives thronged Sheikh Ragheb Hospital Saturday after an Israeli air strike killed 10 Syrians, including two children, who had escaped war at home only to die in south Lebanon.

The early morning strike hit a building in the Wadi al-Kfour area of Nabatieh, killing the 10 including a mother and her two children, Lebanon's health ministry said.

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Lebanese sailor rescued off Cyprus 5 hours after falling off ship

A Lebanese sailor is thanking his lucky stars for being rescued unharmed from the dark waters of the east Mediterranean early Sunday, nearly five hours after falling 18 meters (60 feet) off a commercial ship.

Cypriot authorities say 24-year-old Lebanese national needed no medical attention after the Panamanian-flagged vehicles carrier NIVIN plucked him from the sea.

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Mikati urges UK to press Israel as Syria condemns Nabatieh strike

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told British Foreign Minister David Lammy in a call there was a "need to pressure the Israeli enemy to stop its direct targeting of southern towns and villages," after an Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh region killed 10 Syrian civilians and wounded many others.

"The current cycle of violence may lead to an escalation with dire consequences," Mikati told Lammy, according to a statement shared by his office.

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Power supply secured for vital facilities as national grid goes offline

The state-run Zahrani Oil Installations overnight started pumping five million liters of fuel oil on loan to the Zahrani power plant through the supply line that connects them, a day after Lebanon’s state utility Electricité du Liban announced that its power plants had exhausted their supply of fuel oil and would stop producing electricity.

In a statement, the Installations director general said the process started after “completing all the administrative, technical and legal files,” adding that EDL’s board of directors would meet Sunday and issue a statement announcing when the power plant would become functional.

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Report: Biden eyes Gaza deal next week, tries to deter Iran, Hezbollah

U.S. President Joe Biden is aiming to get a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal by the end of next week while also trying to deter Iran and Hezbollah from conducting an attack on Israel that could undermine this effort, U.S. officials have told U.S. news portal Axios.

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Hezbollah reveals military muscle in clashes with Israel

Hezbollah has gradually revealed its military capabilities in 10 months of cross-border clashes with Israel, analysts say, including footage of underground missile facilities released Friday amid fears of all-out war.

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10 Syrians killed in Israeli airstrike on Nabatieh region, Hezbollah retaliates

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli air strike overnight in southern Lebanon killed 10 Syrians, as the Israeli military reported hitting "weapons stores" of Hezbollah.

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In Beirut, Egyptian FM says Gaza truce needed to prevent wider war

Egypt’s foreign minister said Friday that an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is needed to stop an escalation that could push the region into a wider war.

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