Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Israel will not withdraw from its so-called “security zone” in southern Lebanon as part of emerging understandings between the United States and Iran, according to Israeli security sources cited by media reports on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa moved to quash speculation Saturday, flatly rejecting reports that Damascus intends to deploy military forces into neighboring Lebanon. "What is being circulated about Syria entering Lebanon is completely...

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(MENAFN) Hezbollah announced Saturday it had beaten back two separate Israeli ground incursions while conducting 19 offensive operations against Israeli troops, armored vehicles and military positions across southern Lebanon, deploying a...

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(MENAFN) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has renewed his call for the destruction of buildings in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district in response to rocket fire from Lebanon, according to a post he made on the US social media platform X on...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Security Council has condemned the killing of a Serbian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), according to reports citing a Friday press statement.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military stated on Saturday that it had killed multiple individuals it identified as Hezbollah members during a series of strikes in Lebanon, adding that it had also targeted and destroyed more than 70 sites in southern parts...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has emphasized the need for negotiations to resolve the ongoing conflict with Israel, saying dialogue remains the only viable path forward as Lebanon continues to endure heavy human and material losses....

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(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has dismissed reports suggesting that Damascus intends to carry out a military intervention in Lebanon, according to statements made on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Stockholm on Saturday to protest Israel’s military operations in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) Hezbollah said on Saturday that it had repelled two Israeli ground incursions in southern Lebanon and carried out a series of 19 attacks targeting Israeli forces, vehicles, and positions using drones, rockets, and artillery.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, a senior Lebanese official has said that Lebanon received a commitment from the United States to help secure a ceasefire in Beirut, with discussions underway to potentially broaden the arrangement to cover the entire...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon's UN envoy Ahmad Arafa delivered a sweeping indictment of Israel at an emergency UN Security Council session Monday, accusing it of persistent ceasefire violations and warning that its actions appear deliberately designed to...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s UN envoy Ahmad Arafa said Monday that Israel has continued carrying out daily violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement, warning that the actions appear aimed at undermining the country’s recovery and institutional...

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(MENAFN) At least five people were killed in a series of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday despite the ceasefire remaining in effect, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that ongoing negotiations with Israel, mediated by the United States, are progressing but will require patience, stressing that a resolution to the conflict cannot be achieved quickly....

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(MENAFN) An Israeli military doctor was killed and seven other soldiers were wounded after an explosive drone targeted Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Monday.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun cautioned Monday that US-mediated negotiations with Israel are a lengthy process, warning that the current conflict will not be resolved quickly even as he reaffirmed Beirut's firm commitment to the...

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(MENAFN) A sweeping wave of civilian displacement gripped Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday as Israeli threats of imminent bombardment sent thousands of residents fleeing — even as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire nominally remains in force....

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(MENAFN) Catastrophic explosions convulsed the southern Lebanese cities of Marjayoun and Nabatieh on Friday evening, triggered by what an official source described as "huge and unprecedented" Israeli military bombardment.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces carried out fresh strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday, claiming one life in the municipality of Maarakeh in the Tyre district, Lebanon's state-owned National News Agency reported.