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Israeli Airstrike Targets a Car in Bint Jbeil, Injures LAF Personnel

This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

An Israeli airstrike targeted a car on Monday morning along the Saf al-Hawa road near a Lebanese Army checkpoint in Bint Jbeil. According to a statement on X by the Lebanese Army, the strike resulted in the death of a civilian and moderate injuries to four soldiers. Additionally, a missile was removed from the highway in the town of ...

Gemayel: 'It’s Time for Hezbollah to Surrender Weapons'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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On Sunday, MP Nadim Gemayel reaffirmed that “no one is above the Lebanese state” and that “there is no other option for Hezbollah but to surrender its weapons.” “Today, all statues of Assad, his brother, his father, and all his dynasty are falling to the dustbin of history, and we remain,” Gemayel stated during festivities in Sassine ...

Mikati: To Tighten Border Security with Syria, Follow up Lebanese Detainees' File

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Sunday the urgent need to tighten control on the border with Syria and follow up on the issue of Lebanese citizens believed to have been detained in Syrian prisons. "There is a need to tighten border controls and protect Lebanon from the repercussions of developments in Syria," Mikati said in a ...

Samir Geagea: A Military Hezbollah Is No Longer Valid

This is Beirut, 2024-12-06 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea asserted on Friday that the ongoing offensive against the Syrian regime is aimed at rooting out Iran and its allied militias, calling on Hezbollah to acknowledge that fact and give up its so-called armed resistance. “The military Hezbollah no longer exists today, and the triptych 'army, people, ...

US and French Monitoring Committee Delegates Meet Berri and Mikati

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prior to taking up his duties, General Guillaume Ponchan, the head of the French military delegation in the five-member committee in charge of monitoring the ceasefire between Lebanon and Hezbollah, met with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday. During the meeting, which was attended by French Ambassador to Lebanon Herve Magro, ...

Lebanese Priorities and Ceasefire Implementation Discussed in Meeting Between Mikati and Ponchin

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with the head of the French military delegation to Supervisory Commission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire, General Brigadier Guillaume Ponchin at the Grand Serail on Thursday. French Ambassador to Lebanon, Hervé Magro, and the Prime Minister's advisors, Ambassador Boutros Assaker and Ziad Mikati ...

A Morning Warning to Southern Residents, Latest Developments on LAF Deployment

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As has been the case since the implementation of the ceasefire on November 27, Israeli army Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, issued a warning to residents in Southern Lebanon on Thursday morning. He stated that until further notice, it is prohibited to travel south to specific villages and their surrounding areas, including Shebaa, Hebbariyeh, ...

Council of Ministers: LAF Is the Only Option in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, emphasized that the Lebanese government “believes in the army’s abilities as it is charged with implementing UN Resolution 1701 with the approval of the whole government,” noting that “there is no other option.” After a cabinet session held on Wednesday and in response to questions of ...

Ceasefire Monitoring Committee: An "Enhanced Complaint Bureau"

Nidal Ayoub, 2024-12-04 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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This international monitoring committee has not yet been formed, yet the violations of the ceasefire cast doubt on the rationale for its establishment and the validity of its functioning, especially as many fear a resumption of confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel. However, contrary to the wishes of many Lebanese, it is not within the ...

Macron and Saudi Crown Prince to Consolidate Ceasefire in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-03 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday to strengthen bilateral ties and ease tensions in the Middle East. “The two leaders agreed to make every effort to contribute to de-escalation in the region, including helping to consolidate the fragile ceasefire between Israel ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills State Security Officer

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The General Directorate of State Security declared that an Israeli drone targeted State Security personnel, killing Corporal Mahdi Khreis of the Nabatieh Regional Directorate while he was on duty. The attack, described as a blatant violation of the Armistice Agreement, was carried out with a guided missile. The Directorate condemned the assault ...

Drone Targets Lebanese Army in Hermel

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army stated on Monday that an Israeli drone targeted a bulldozer while it was carrying out fortification work inside the al-Abara military center in Hosh al-Sayyid Ali - Hermel, which resulted in a soldier being wounded. The Lebanese Army Command also announced in a statement its plans to detonate unexploded ordnance left from ...

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