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Will Lebanon Install Observation Towers Along Its Border with Israel?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 10/07 20:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A renewed proposal to build surveillance towers along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel is back on the table—ambitious in scope, but hindered by political and security complications. Originally floated by the British government in 2024, the plan was presented twice to Lebanese authorities amid intense negotiations around the ceasefire ...

LAF Arrests Multiple Suspects in Baalbek, Aley, and Batroun

This is Beirut, 10/07 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army (LAF) carried out a series of security operations, arresting multiple individuals in separate raids across Baalbek, Aley, and Batroun, according to an official statement issued Thursday. In Baalbek, a LAF unit, supported by a patrol from the Intelligence Directorate, raided homes in the town of Dar al-Wasiaa and the Sharawneh ...

US Urges Lebanon to Intensify Efforts Against Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 09/07 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States is calling on the Lebanese government to intensify efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities and those of other non-state actors, a US State Department spokesperson revealed in a statement on Wednesday, following US envoy Tom Barrack’s mission in Beirut. “We need the Lebanese state to do more to fully remove ...

Army Arrests 4 Armed Men in Zuqaq al-Blat Incident

This is Beirut, 09/07 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Army announced on Wednesday the arrest of four individuals involved in an armed parade that took place last Friday in the Zuqaq al-Blat neighborhood of Beirut, during the commemoration of Ashoura. Armed men had marched through the streets, sparking outrage among residents and drawing official condemnation. In a statement released in ...

Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/07 22:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli drone attacks killed two people on Monday and injured several others across southern Lebanon, as cross-border tensions escalate. According to the Ministry of Public Health, one person was killed when an Israeli drone targeted a Rapid vehicle in the town of Deir Kifa, located approximately 20 kilometers from the Israeli-Lebanese border. ...

Lebanese Army Carries Out Series of Raids, Arrests 20

This is Beirut, 07/07 10:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) arrested around 20 people on Monday after raiding several regions across the country. According to a statement released by the LAF Command, military patrols, accompanied by intelligence units, conducted targeted operations in Choueifat, Bauchrieh, Shmestar and Tripoli. In Choueifat (Aley district), a Lebanese ...

Aoun to Lammy: Only LAF and UNIFIL Will Operate in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 05/07 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun announced that the Lebanese Army (LAF) will soon have 10,000 troops deployed south of the Litani River as part of the government’s efforts to reinforce state authority and comply with United Nations Resolution 1701. The announcement was made on Saturday during a meeting with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at ...

Hezbollah’s Last Bargain

Johnny Kortbawi, 05/07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah continues to maneuver under the weight of periodic foreign pressure, and the discourse of its remaining leadership around disarmament is beginning to shift. At the outset of the conflict, the party maintained an unyielding stance, categorically rejecting any discussion of surrendering its weapons and insisting that the aggression it ...

Lebanese Army Arrests 33 Syrians for Illegal Crossing and Robbery

This is Beirut, 04/07 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Armed Forces arrested 31 Syrian nationals on Friday for illegally entering Lebanese territory, and two others for forming an armed robbery gang. According to the statement issued by the Lebanese Army Command Directorate, the 31 Syrian nationals were attempting to enter Lebanon via the Madfoun-Batroun checkpoint. A patrol from the ...

Reuters: Hezbollah Weighs Partial Disarmament Amid Mounting Pressures

This is Beirut, 04/07 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to a detailed Reuters report published on July 4, Hezbollah has begun internal discussions over potentially scaling back its military role without fully disarming, a significant strategic reconsideration in the aftermath of its devastating war with Israel. Citing three sources familiar with the ongoing, unfinalized deliberations, the ...

Salam Reaffirms Support for UNIFIL and Calls for Mandate Extension

This is Beirut, 01/07 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed Lebanon’s full commitment to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 during a meeting Tuesday with the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Diodato Abagnara, and a delegation from the peacekeeping mission. Salam emphasized the Lebanese government’s commitment ...

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