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Three Israeli soldiers wounded in drone attack in southern Lebanon
Three Israeli soldiers suffered serious injuries in an attack by an explosives-laden drone in the Ali Taher heights in southern Lebanon.
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Lebanon in its neighbourhood: the southern border, the wider region, and the outside powers whose decisions land here. Regional coverage from The Beirut Journal, spectrum-balanced and neutrally attributed.
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Netanyahu says Israeli military operates under political direction in Lebanon, Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the military acts according to political leadership directives while removing threats from Lebanon and Gaza.
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Israeli strikes resume after ceasefire talks stall, closing diplomatic path
Israel has resumed targeted killings in southern Lebanon after a 60-day diplomatic window closed, prompting warnings that the escalation could widen the conflict and…
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Jumblatt calls Syria war role of Hezbollah a historic and moral failure
In a television interview, Walid Jumblatt described Hezbollah's military intervention in Syria as a grave mistake that bred resentment among Syrians seeking freedom from…
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Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 11 as Hezbollah vows response
Israeli airstrikes on Ansariya and Deir al-Zahrani killed 11 people including children, prompting Hezbollah to warn of retaliation and complicating US-brokered maritime border talks.
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Trump and Netanyahu diverge over Iran, Gaza and Lebanon
Tensions between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have surfaced over strategy toward Iran, Gaza and Lebanon as both face elections…
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Syria’s new authorities disrupt weapons shipments bound for Hezbollah
Syrian authorities have stepped up seizures of weapons destined for Hezbollah since the fall of Assad's government, though smuggling networks adapt their methods and…
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Hezbollah signals openness to talks with Syria’s new leadership
Hezbollah's secretary-general says he sees no obstacle to meeting Syria's new government, in a shift after years of fighting alongside the ousted Assad regime.
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Rome Talks Resume as Israeli Forces Resume Displacement Orders in South
The seventh round of US-mediated negotiations between Lebanese and Israeli delegations began this week in Rome, coinciding with a fresh military escalation in southern…
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Saudi Arabia and Turkey advance plan for railway linking Lebanon to Gulf
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are advancing feasibility studies for a railway corridor that would connect Istanbul to Makkah and Medina through Syria and Jordan,…