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10 hurt in Israeli strikes on South and Bekaa on eve of Barrack's visit

The Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday evening, including in the area around the eastern city of Baalbek and in Iqlim al-Tuffah, a mountainous region overlooking large parts of southern Lebanon.

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Qassem says Hezbollah ready for both peace and war

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said in speech broadcast Sunday to mark Ashoura’s last day that his group will “continue the resistance” and “will not be part of legitimizing occupation in Lebanon.”

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Lammy voices support to Lebanon's security and stability in visit to country

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has visited Lebanon as part of a regional tour, reiterating the UK's "ongoing support for Lebanon's security, stability and future prosperity," the British embassy said.

The Foreign Secretary met with President Joseph Aoun at the Presidential Palace and discussions focused on the latest local and regional developments and UK-Lebanon bilateral relations.

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Barrack urges Lebanon to seize 'opportunity' and 'historic moment'

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Saturday called on Lebanese leaders to seize what he called a "historic moment" to achieve reforms and the disarmament of armed groups, days before his second visit to the country to receive Lebanon's response to a U.S.-proposed paper.

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Salam orders arrest of gunmen who paraded at Ashoura rally in Beirut

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday ordered authorities to arrest several gunmen who had paraded Friday with their rifles at a Ashoura rally in Beirut's Zokak al-Blat area.

In a post on the X platform, Salam said armed parades in Beirut are "unacceptable in any way and under any justification."

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1 killed, 5 wounded in 3 Israeli drone strikes in south Lebanon

One person was killed and five people were wounded in three Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon's south on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.

A strike on a car in Bint Jbeil "killed one person and wounded two others," the ministry said in a statement carried by the official National News Agency (NNA), noting the toll was provisional.

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Aoun denies reports about fighters build-up on Lebanon's eastern border

President Joseph Aoun on Friday denied the reports about the alleged entry of armed groups from Syria into Lebanon and the reports about mobilization for incursions from Syria.

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Paris says in contact with US over Lebanon

The French foreign ministry said Friday that Paris is communicating with Washington over Lebanon and that “the November agreement must be implemented with all its stipulations.”

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US paper 'cannot pass' as it is, Hezbollah sources say

A U.S. paper that was presented to Lebanon’s government with specific objectives and timelines on how to disarm Hezbollah and fix the economy "is not acceptable as it is" to Hezbollah, according to sources close to the group.

The sources told al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Friday, that Hezbollah's disarmament cannot happen through the "carrots and sticks" approach or through threats and pressure.

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Bassil meets Aoun, says Hezbollah disarmament should not be a free ride

Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil said Friday there should be a quid pro quo for Hezbollah's disarmament after he met President Joseph Aoun in Baabda.

According to Bassil, it goes without saying that Israel must in return withdraw from occupied Lebanese territories, halt its attacks and its exploitation of Lebanese natural resources - including water, oil, and gas.

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