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Ben-Gvir suggests arresting women and young men in Lebanon

Israel's extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for escalating measures against Lebanon, proposing the occupation of territory and "the arrest of women and young men," during a meeting of the security cabinet on Monday evening.

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Aoun blasts Iran intervention, says Berri trying to convince Hezbollah to disarm

On Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun shared a segment of his recent CNN interview on social media, issuing a sharp warning to Iran against interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs.

Aoun said in the clip that Lebanon seeks good relations with Iran "based on mutual respect not interference."

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Berri rejects pilot zones, demands unconditional, complete, and comprehensive ceasefire

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri only supports a complete and comprehensive ceasefire by land, sea, and air without any conditions, he told the WHYZ media platform.

After a ceasefire is reached, Hezbollah and Israel can withdraw in parallel from the area south of the Litani river, he said.

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Israel army calls for evacuation of Tyre, including Christian quarter

The Israeli army ordered Tuesday residents of the historic city of Tyre and its suburbs, including the city's Christian neighborhood, to evacuate ahead of expected strikes.

"Urgent warning to the residents of the city of Tyre, including the Christian quarter, and the camps and surrounding neighborhoods," read a message posted on X by the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee.

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Issa tells Aoun US does not want Sunday escalation to expand further

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa met Monday with President Joseph Aoun, as Israel and Iran traded fire after Israel's bombing of Beirut's southern suburb.

Issa said the U.S. places great importance on Lebanon and has decided that Sunday's events must not expand further. "What happened yesterday is a political message, and we in the United States have decided that the confrontation must not expand any further," Issa said after meeting Aoun.

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Israel strikes south Lebanon as it trades fire with Iran

Israeli strikes targeted overnight into Monday Habboush, Srifa, Zefta, Yater, Nabatieh, Safad al-Battikh, Sojod, Jabal Safi, al-Mansouri, Ainqana, Qalaway, al-Sharqiyeh and al-Hallousieh, as Israel and Iran exchanged attacks over Israel's bombing of Dahieh.

Four people were killed in the strike on Zefta, the national News Agency said, adding that several others were killed in Srifa.

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Iran fires missiles at Israel in response to Dahieh attack

Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war.

The Israeli army reported the attack just hours after Tehran had threatened to retaliate for a new Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.

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US official urges Hezbollah to allow displaced's return, reconstruction instead of 'pointless war'

Iran, Hezbollah, and others have repeatedly dragged both Israel and Lebanon into "pointless and destructive conflicts" and "Hezbollah has a simple choice: it can continue fighting a pointless war, or it can finally allow the return of the displaced and the reconstruction of Lebanon," a U.S. official said on Sunday.

In remark to U.S. news portal Axios, the official claimed "the terms on the table are fair, have the consent of both sovereign governments, and provide a clear path to end the fighting."

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Israel strikes two apartments in Beirut's southern suburbs

Israel's military struck alleged Hezbollah command centers in Beirut's southern suburbs in response to rocket fire on northern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday.

"In accordance with the directives of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, the Israel Defense Forces have just struck a militant command center in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, in response to Hezbollah's fire towards Israeli territory," his office said.

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Israel army says intercepted two projectiles fired from Lebanon

Israel's military said Sunday that it had intercepted two projectiles launched from Lebanon into Israeli territory, despite a new ceasefire agreement announced this week aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

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