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2 Hezbollah fighters among 10 dead in Israeli strike in Syria

Six civilians and two Hezbollah fighters were among 10 people killed in Israeli air strikes on the central Syrian city of Homs early Wednesday, a war monitor said.

"Ten people, including six civilians and two Hezbollah fighters, were killed in Israeli strikes on a building in the Hamra neighborhood of Homs," the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP.

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French FM reportedly carrying Israeli proposals to Lebanon

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, who arrived in Beirut on Tuesday, is carrying a message from Israel containing proposals for resolving the border conflict, a media report said.

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Geagea calls for presidential vote, says dialogue with Shiite Duo leads nowhere

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea has long opposed electing a president through dialogue. "All possible dialogues have led to nowhere," Geagea told MTV on Monday night.

Geagea revealed that MPs from his party have been talking to Amal MPs but that all dialogues were "fruitless," accusing Hezbollah and its allies of clinging to their presidential candidate, Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh. "This won't be a real dialogue," he said.

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Gemayel: We're ready to sit with Hezbollah and discuss all matters

Kataeb Party chief Sami Gemayel has accused Hezbollah of seeking to “legalize its weapons through a certain alignment and a loyal president.”

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Armed forces retirees block roads as they protest low salaries

Armed forces retirees protested Tuesday their low salaries and blocked the Karantina road with burning tires.

"Our demand is to live in dignity," a protester said.

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French FM arrives in Beirut after Israel visit

France’s new foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived Tuesday in Lebanon and met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

Séjourné is scheduled to meet key Lebanese politicians in Beirut, after stops in Egypt on Saturday, Jordan on Sunday and Israel on Monday.

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Hezbollah targets Beit Hillel command center in northern Israel

Hezbollah targeted Tuesday Israeli troops and positions including a command center in northern Israel as Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling targeted Lebanese border villages.

Hezbollah said it has targeted the Beit Hillel command center, inflicting casualties and groups of soldiers in the Jal al-Alam, al-Marj, and Ramim posts. The group had earlier targeted the Ramim post with Burkan missiles. It said all attacks were "direct hits."

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Netanyahu says Gaza victory will deal 'fatal blow' to Iran, Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that an Israeli victory against Hamas in Gaza will deal a "fatal blow" to the Palestinian militants as well as other Iran-backed groups in the region.

"A complete victory will deal a fatal blow to the axis of evil that is Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthis and of course Hamas," Netanyahu said in an address to army commanders, according to a statement issued Monday by his office.

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Israeli officials see positive signs towards diplomatic path with Lebanon

Senior White House adviser Amos Hochstein held talks overnight with senior officials in the Israeli government as part of American efforts to ease tensions on the border between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, as Israel’s Channel 12 reported “positive indicators and initial signs towards a diplomatic path that may lead to a political settlement that ensures that the war does not expand.”

The channel added that Hochstein brought with him to Israel “indications that there is room for a diplomatic settlement,” and said that these signals would not have existed “without the tacit approval” of Hezbollah.

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How much is Amal involved in Israel-Hezbollah border clashes?

Amal Movement is fighting "in front of Hezbollah" in south Lebanon, head of the movement and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said.

Amal has not announced any attack on Israel since the cross-border clashes began between Hezbollah and Israel on October, but its chief told al-Jadeed TV on Sunday that Amal is "resisting" in the south "within its military capabilities," which are far inferior to those of Hezbollah.

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