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Parliament to issue recommendation on refugee crisis, EU aid

Parliament will convene Wednesday to discuss a deal with the EU including a financial package of $1 billion in aid for Lebanon as the EU urged the crisis-hit country to tackle illegal migration to the bloc.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has asked his political aide, Amal MP Ali Hassan Khalil, to discuss with all the parliamentary blocs their proposals regarding a recommendation to the government on the European aid deal that Parliament will issue during Wednesday's session, al-Jadeed said.

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Qaouq says Hezbollah drones can reach 'Haifa and beyond'

Hezbollah central council member Sheikh Nabil Qaouq has said that the “growing pressures” on Hezbollah are “a proof of the success of the resistance’s strategy,” stressing that “Zionist settlers will not return to the north (of Israel) before the end of the aggression against Gaza.”

“The resistance’s powerful and swift response to the targeting of civilians has burned the ground under the feet of the Zionists,” Qaouq said.

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4 Israeli soldiers wounded in Hezbollah attack on Yiftah

Two suicide drones launched from Lebanon struck Monday an area near Beit Hillel in northern Israel, Israeli media said.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack and said it has carried out an aerial attack with "a swarm of suicide drones" targeting tents and "sleeping quarters" for an Israeli artillery battalion in a newly created post in Beit Hillel.

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Al-Rahi says EU, world 'raising criminals and terrorists' in Lebanon

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday sounded the alarm over the presence of displaced and "illegal" Syrians in Lebanon, noting that "the safe areas in Syria are much bigger than the area of Lebanon."

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Two civilians killed in Israeli strike on Tayrharfa

Two civilians, a first responder from Amal's Risala rescue group and a telecoms technician doing maintenance work, were killed Friday in an Israeli drone strike on the southern border town of Tayrharfa, as cross-border hostilities intensified.

A Risala Scout association rescuer and a technician from Power Tec, which undertakes maintenance work for private mobile service provider MTC Touch, were killed "as a result of the Israeli aggression on Tayrharfa", Lebanon's National News Agency said.

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Mikati holds phone talks with Hamas' Haniyeh

Palestinian movement Hamas said in a statement that the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, has received a phone call from caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

“The two sides discussed the latest political and military developments, especially the negotiations to stop the war in Gaza and the ongoing invasion of Rafah,” the statement said.

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Israel finishes drill for 'increased competence' on Lebanon front

The Israeli army’s Northern Command “continues to increase competence and readiness for a variety of combat scenarios in the North,” the Israeli army has said.

“The reserve battalions of the Etzioni Brigade (6) participated in a brigade exercise in the Western Galilee, led by the National Center for Land Training (MLA),” the Israeli army added.

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Gallant says Israel will 'destroy Hezbollah'

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed that Israel "will achieve (its) goals in the north and south," in what he called a message to both Israel’s "enemies and best friends."

The comments come after U.S. President Joe Biden threatened that some arms shipments would be frozen if Israel launched a planned full-on offensive in southern Gaza’s Rafah.

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Berri says did not know about EU deal, warns against populist approach

Parliament will convene Wednesday to discuss a deal with the EU including a financial package of $1 billion for Lebanon.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit to the crisis-hit country and urged it to tackle illegal migration to the bloc.

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FPM supporters protest against Syrian refugees, EU donation

Supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement have protested in front of the U.N headquarters against Syrian refugees and the deal between the European Union and the Lebanese government.

Protesters held up a mockup of a bank cheque with Arabic words that read: "Pay to the order of the Lebanese State the sum of one billion Euro", during the protest Thursday.

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