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First Unofficial Results Announced as Vote Counting Continues

This is Beirut, 2025-05-04 20:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The first phase of Lebanon’s municipal and mukhtar elections, the first to be held in nine years, concluded on Sunday evening in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, marked by moderate turnout, a few isolated incidents, and an overall smooth process, according to authorities. According to unofficial preliminary results, the “Haret Hreik Family ...

Lebanese Army Says Hamas Hands Over Rocket Fire Suspect

This is Beirut, 2025-05-04 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army said Sunday Hamas had handed over a Palestinian suspected of involvement in rocket fire at Israel, days after authorities warned the militant group against harming the country's security. Hamas handed over the man "at the entrance to Ain al-Helweh", an army statement said, referring to a restive Palestinian refugee camp on the ...

Security Forces Given Free Rein to Pursue Hamas Military Wing

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-05-03 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese authorities—through the Higher Defense Council—have initiated a confrontation with the Palestinian movement Hamas, following the latter’s involvement in supporting Gaza from Lebanese territory under the full sponsorship of Hezbollah. While Lebanon has yet to address Hezbollah’s own weapons arsenal, it appears to be using the ...

Higher Defense Council: National Security and Electoral Integrity

This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For the first time under President Joseph Aoun’s leadership, the Higher Defense Council convened on Friday at the Baabda Palace, where it issued a strong warning to Hamas following rocket launches from Lebanon toward Israel on March 22 and 28. At the conclusion of the session, the Council stated that any military use of Lebanese territory ...

UNIFIL Patrol Intercepted in Abbasiya

This is Beirut, 2025-05-01 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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A UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) patrol was intercepted on Thursday by residents in the town of Abbasiya, located in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, marking the third such incident in less than two weeks. The incident occurred at the al-Raz project site, where local residents stopped the patrol and forced it to change its ...

Lebanese Army Dismantled 'over 90%' of Hezbollah’s Infrastructure in the South

This is Beirut, 2025-04-30 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army has dismantled “over 90%” of Hezbollah's infrastructure near the border with Israel since the November ceasefire, a Lebanese security official said on Wednesday. “We have dismantled over 90% of the infrastructure in the area south of the Litani,” the official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, ...

LAF Foils Sea Smuggling Attempt and Arrests 8 Suspects

This is Beirut, 2025-04-28 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Lebanese Army (LAF) navy patrol successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 27 Syrians illegally across the sea, off the coast of Arida (northern Lebanon), the Army’s Directorate of Orientation announced on Monday. The statement also detailed a series of coordinated raids carried out by army units, supported by the Intelligence ...

Aoun Stresses Need for Israeli Withdrawal to Boost Border Security

This is Beirut, 2025-04-28 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun underscored the urgent need for Israeli forces to withdraw from five strategic points in southern Lebanon to facilitate the full deployment of the Lebanese Army (LAF) along the border. “This withdrawal is essential to enable the state to assume full responsibility for border security,” Aoun stated. Following the ...

'The Constitution First', New Political Gathering Calls for Sovereignty, Reform, and Judicial Independence

This is Beirut, 2025-04-26 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army United Nations 'Constitution First' Fares Soueid

A new political gathering, led by ex-MP and former Secretariat General Coordinator of the March 14 Alliance, Fares Soueid, was launched on Saturday under the name "The Constitution First." The main highlights of the group’s manifesto included: -The enactment of a new electoral law, including the redrawing of electoral districts ...

UNIFIL Patrol Briefly Intercepted in Tayr Dabba

This is Beirut, 2025-04-25 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A UNIFIL patrol was briefly intercepted twice near the southern Lebanese town of Tayr Dabba. According to local media, a group of young men on motorcycles blocked the convoy, making hostile remarks toward the peacekeepers. UNIFIL deputy spokesperson Candice Ardell confirmed the incidents in a statement. She said that the soldiers were ...

Gunfire Exchange at Lebanese-Syrian Border Triggers Army Crackdown on Smuggling Network

This is Beirut, 2025-04-25 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions flared along the Lebanese-Syrian border near Hermel on April 24 after gunfire erupted between armed individuals and Syrian forces, reportedly triggered by disputes over smuggling activities. According to a Lebanese Army post on its X account, shots were first fired from the Lebanese side toward Syrian territory, prompting a swift ...

Renewed Lebanese-Syrian Border Clashes

This is Beirut, 2025-04-24 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions flared once again along the Syrian-Lebanese border Thursday night, as clashes reportedly resumed between unidentified fighters on both sides of the border, with Syrian officials accusing Hezbollah of initiating the escalation. A Syrian Ministry of Defense source told SANA that Hezbollah “fired five artillery shells from Lebanese ...

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