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President Aoun to visit Rome for talks on border deal and south
President Joseph Aoun will travel to Italy this week to press for Israeli compliance with a framework agreement on the Lebanese border and discuss…
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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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Iran has not authorised Hezbollah operations against Israel, sources say
Hezbollah has not received clearance from Tehran to launch attacks on Israel, and the United States has not approved a large Israeli operation in…
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Hezbollah vows to defend Ali al-Taher against Israel
A Hezbollah MP said the group will defend the strategic hill by all means and will not cede it to Israel, while welcoming Iranian…
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Israeli forces bulldoze land in southern border village
Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon continue with airstrikes and ground demolitions across multiple villages near the border.
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Israel escalates operations on Alei al-Taaher as Hezbollah reinforces positions
Israel launched a broad assault on the Alei al-Taaher ridge system in southern Lebanon on August 15, drawing a significant reinforcement from Hezbollah as…
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Israeli forces intensify operations across southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes, artillery and ground forces conducted widespread strikes across the south on Monday, with particular focus on the Ali al-Tahir heights amid reports…
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UNIFIL’s mandate ends next year as critics debate force’s record in south
The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon will conclude on December 31, 2026, leaving behind disagreement over whether it succeeded or failed in its…
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Israeli strikes kill eleven in southern Lebanon as displacement tops 350,000
Israeli airstrikes on Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani have killed eleven people and wounded nineteen, deepening a humanitarian crisis that has displaced over 350,000 Lebanese.
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Israeli forces fire on southern towns in breach of June ceasefire framework
Machine gun and artillery fire struck multiple locations in southern Lebanon on Sunday and Monday, marking the deadliest Israeli attacks since a June agreement…
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Israel launches widest strikes in south since June framework accord
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon over the weekend killed at least 11 people and wounded 12 others, marking the most severe escalation since a…