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Aoun calls for Urgent UN Complaint Against Israel

President Joseph Aoun has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Raji, to instruct Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations to file an urgent complaint with the Security Council against Israel, which has begun building a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border that extends beyond the Blue Line drawn after ...

UN Security Council to Vote Monday on Trump Gaza Plan

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week the Americans officially launched negotiations within the 15-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and endorse Trump's plan. A draft ...

France’s far-Reaching Focus: From Naqoura to Damascus

France’s focus on Lebanon is closely aligned with that of its American and Saudi partners. French envoys in Beirut highlight active coordination with Washington and Riyadh on a range of critical issues, most notably the military situation in the south, Hezbollah’s disarmament, financial reforms—particularly the proposed fiscal gap law—and ...

Saudi Prince, Eyeing Defence Pledge, to Meet Trump After Long US Absence

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel when the de facto Saudi ruler breaks a seven-year absence from Washington this week. Saudi Arabia is unlikely to agree to normalisation at this stage, with Prince Mohammed's priority set for firmer US ...

US and Several Arab States Urge 'Swift Adoption' of UN Gaza Resolution

The United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, called Friday for the UN Security Council to quickly adopt a US resolution endorsing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. "The United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, ...

Raids Continue in Southern Lebanon: One Injury in Toul

One person was injured on Thursday afternoon when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh caza, the Public Health Ministry announced in a statement. The strike reportedly occurred at the roundabout near Ayoub Station and Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, in the heart of the town, on a street typically congested at that hour ...

US Says ‘Credible Reports’ Hamas Planning Attack Against Gaza Civilians

The US State Department on Saturday said it had "credible reports" that Palestinian armed group Hamas was planning an imminent attack against civilians in Gaza, a move Washington said would be a "ceasefire violation." "This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and ...

Israeli Strike Between Deir Kifa and Kfar Dunin

An Israeli drone carried out three airstrikes in the area between the towns of Deir Kifa and Kfardounine in southern Lebanon. One of the strikes targeted an excavator (poclain) operating in the same area. The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that “the Israeli enemy’s strike on a vehicle ...

Trump’s Gaza Plan: Key Reactions

US Senator Lindsey Graham has urged Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s peace plan to end almost two years of a destructive war in Gaza, and reiterated his call to disarm Hezbollah. “I fervently hope that Hamas will say yes to president Donald Trump’s proposal to end the conflict in Gaza that includes the release of all ...

Israel Vows to Strike Foes Anywhere after Qatar Attack

Israel warned its enemies Wednesday they were not safe anywhere, a day after strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar, a US ally, drew a rare rebuke from President Donald Trump. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that Israel would "act against its enemies anywhere," while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Qatar to expel Hamas officials or ...