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Cabinet, Mechanism to meet this week over Hezbollah disarmament

Cabinet will meet on Thursday to discuss the army's progress in disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River.

The ceasefire monitoring committee -- comprising Lebanon, Israel, the United States, France and U.N. peacekeepers -- is also set to meet this week.

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Lebanese enjoy sun and snow despite strikes

Despite Israeli strikes on the south of the country, people in Lebanon were enjoying winter weather and snow over the weekend.

Lebanese and tourists took to the slopes to ski resorts northeast of Beirut, rode chairlifts and sleds over the snow-covered slopes in Faraya and Kfardebian, snowboarded and skied, while others along Beirut's coastline were swimming and enjoying the sun.

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Israeli FM says Lebanon's efforts to disarm Hezbollah 'far from sufficient'

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has acknowledged on X that the Lebanese government and army had made efforts to disarm Hezbollah but said "they are far from sufficient".

Saar met Sunday with U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.

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Two killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon

A strike in south Lebanon has killed two people, with Israel saying it had struck a Hezbollah operative, the latest raids as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed group.

Despite a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel carries out regular strikes on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah sites and operatives, and has maintained troops in five areas it deems "strategic".

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Qassem says priority for halting aggression, calls for equipping army

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that his party wants Lebanon to be "sovereign, free, independent and capable."

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Report: Trump asked Netanyahu to wait on Hezbollah op to allow for talks with Lebanese govt.

Israel is considering launching an operation in Lebanon instead of settling for the current routine of airstrikes, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation has reported.

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UNIFIL says Israeli army fired near peacekeepers in south Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said gunfire from an Israeli position hit close to its peacekeepers twice on Friday, reporting no casualties but decrying a "concerning trend".

UNIFIL has repeatedly reported Israeli fire near or towards its personnel in recent months, and last week said an Israeli attack near one of its positions lightly wounded a peacekeeper.

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Sheikh Khaldoun Oraymet detained as probe into 'Abou Omar' scandal deepens

A judicial investigation into a sophisticated impersonation plot has sent shockwaves through Lebanon’s political establishment this week, as authorities peel back the layers of the “Abou Omar” scandal -- a years-long fraud that allegedly manipulated high-level government appointments and parliamentary votes.

The scandal peaked following the arrest of Mustafa al-Hassian by Lebanese Army intelligence agents. Al-Hassian, a car mechanic from the Akkar region, was apprehended while attempting to enter Lebanon from Syria.

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Salam says his reappointment as PM hinges on 'reform process'

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has stressed that Hezbollah’s weapons should be “under the command of all Lebanese and under the decision of the Lebanese government.”

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Mitri rejects reported activities of ex-Syrian regime figures

Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri on Friday described as “alarming” the reports about figures from Syria’s former regime using Lebanon as a launchpad for activities hostile to Syria’s new rulers.

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