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Israel says top Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike

The Israeli military said on Monday it had killed a top Hezbollah commander it accused of overseeing rocket and anti-tank missile attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

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Netanyahu says key to restoring security is pushing Hezbollah beyond Litani

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed during a visit to the Lebanon border to respond "firmly" to Hezbollah's attacks and to prevent the group from rearming, his office said.

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Israeli army issues new evacuation call for Baalbek region

The Israeli military on Sunday called for the evacuation of the Baalbek area in eastern Lebanon, warning that it was ready to strike Hezbollah targets there and in nearby Douris.

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'Where to go?': In east Lebanon, Israeli strikes displace thousands

In the Christian town of Deir al-Ahmar, Hassan Noun has pitched his tent in a church courtyard after fleeing Israeli air strikes in the eastern Lebanese region of Baalbek.

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UN says Israel struck 'humanitarian structures' on Lebanon-Syria border

U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi said an Israeli air strike hit "humanitarian structures" Saturday at a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria that was previously hit last month.

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Mikati orders UN complaint over Batroun abduction

Israeli naval commandos have seized a trainee mariner an Israeli military official described as a "senior operative" of Hezbollah in a raid in Lebanon and brought him to Israel for questioning.

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Bangladeshi killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon

A Bangladeshi worker died in a air strike in Lebanon, Dhaka's foreign ministry said Sunday, as the Israeli bombardment hampered efforts to repatriate citizens.

The foreign ministry estimates that between 70,000 and 100,000 of its nationals are working in Lebanon, many as laborers or domestic workers.

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1 dead, 15 hurt in Israeli strike on Galerie Semaan area

Lebanon's health ministry said one person was killed and 15 people were wounded Saturday in an Israeli strike on the Galerie Semaan area on the outskirts of Beirut's southern suburbs.

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Israeli forces land on Batroun shore, abduct 'Hezbollah official'

A 25-strong Israeli naval force made a landing on Batroun's shore at dawn Friday and abducted Hezbollah official Imad Fadel Amhaz from a chalet, media reports and security sources said on Saturday.

"Israeli Navy SEALs captured last night Imad Amhaz -- a senior member of Hezbollah's naval force -- in an operation in Northern Lebanon," an Israeli official told U.S. news portal Axios.

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UN well short of funds pledged for Lebanon aid

The United Nations has warned its flash appeal for humanitarian aid in Lebanon was so far only 17 percent funded, urging donor countries to turn pledges into cash.

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