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Jumblat says PSP handed over arms, calls other parties to follow suit

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said the PSP has handed over its "light and medium" arms to the state three weeks ago, urging all other parties to do the same.

Jumblat called Thursday on all Lebanese and non-Lebanese parties to hand over their arms, saying that "a new chapter has been opened in the Middle East".

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Woman killed, 20 wounded after violent strikes on Nabatiyeh, Iqlim al-Tuffah

A woman was killed and 20 other people were wounded Friday after Israel said it targeted Hezbollah "underground assets" in south Lebanon, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

The Israeli army said it targeted Hezbollah "underground assets" in south Lebanon as it carried out a series of violent airstrikes on Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the heights of Iqlim al-Tuffah in south Lebanon.

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Israeli strike targets Shaqra as lasting peace proves elusive

An Israeli strike targeted Thursday a bulldozer on the Baraasheet-Shaqra road after an Israeli infantry force entered the outskirts of Houla at dawn and detonated a house there.

Israeli troops entered Lebanon on September 30, 2024, after nearly a year of cross-border exchanges launched by Hezbollah in support of Gaza.

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Aoun urges end to Israeli occupation and attacks in talks with UK official

President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday called for an end to Israel’s continued occupation and attacks in Lebanon, in talks with the visiting UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren.

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Israeli violations in south Lebanon: Latest developments

One person was wounded Wednesday when an Israeli quadcopter dropped a bomb on the southern town of al-Mansouri, the Health Ministry said.

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Israel says killed money changer who transferred funds to Hezbollah

Israel said it killed Tuesday in south Lebanon the head of a money exchange firm that was allegedly transferring money from Iran to Hezbollah for military purposes.

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Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy assumes UNIFIL command

Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy assumed Tuesday command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), taking over from Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro of Spain, during a special ceremony held at the Mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.

In his address, Abagnara stressed the importance of achieving a lasting stability along the Blue Line while recognizing "real challenges" ahead.

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Geagea meets Aoun, says they totally agree on domestic issues

President Joseph Aoun and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea met Tuesday in Baabda and discussed the latest developments in the region and in Lebanon.

"I think that we'll reach a serious U.S.-Iranian understanding that is compatible with our vision and with Lebanon's higher interests," Geagea said after the meeting, as he urged for setting a timeframe for Hezbollah's disarmament.

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Salam from Doha: No stability in Lebanon without Israel withdrawal

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Tuesday in Doha with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

“We’re working on extending the state’s authority across its territory … and there can be no stability in Lebanon without Israel’s full withdrawal, especially from the five points it is still occupying,” Salam said at a joint press conference.

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Israeli drone strike kills 3 in Nabatieh's Kfar Dajjal

The health ministry said an Israeli strike killed three people Tuesday in the country’s south, the latest such raid despite a November ceasefire.

"The strike launched by an Israeli enemy drone on a vehicle" in the Nabatieh district town of Kfar Dajjal "resulted in the death of three people", the ministry said in a statement carried by the official National News Agency.

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