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Hezbollah launches missiles, drones at north Israel in response to Dahieh strike
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (514+ words) Hezbollah said it launched missiles and drones at military bases in Israel in retaliation for a recent attack on Beirut's southern suburbs and ongoing strikes in the south, where Lebanese authorities reported 11 people killed on Friday. Israel has kept up…...
Rubio says peace 'achievable', problem is not Israel or Lebanon but Hezbollah
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (195+ words) Naharnet Rubio says peace 'achievable', problem is not Israel or Lebanon but Hezbollah U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that peace between Israel and Lebanon is "achievable" and that "the problem is not Israel or Lebanon" but Hezbollah. Rubio…...
Aoun says security deal with Israel must come before Netanyahu meeting
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (230+ words) Naharnet Aoun says security deal with Israel must come before Netanyahu meeting President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that a security deal and an end to Israeli attacks were needed before any meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sought…...
US embassy says Lebanon at 'crossroads', urges Aoun-Netanyahu meeting
1+ week, 1+ day ago (183+ words) Naharnet The U. S. embassy in Beirut said on Thursday that Lebanon was at a crossroads and urged a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Lebanon stands at a crossroads. Its people have a historic opportunity to…...
Report: Aoun tells US he'll meet Netanyahu at end, not start, of talks
1+ week, 2+ day ago (344+ words) President Joseph Aoun has informed Washington that he does not intend to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the beginning of the proposed negotiations, but rather when they conclude, MTV reported. "This means that if the negotiations succeed,…...
Trump pressures Netanyahu to keep response to Hezbollah 'calculated and limited"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (105+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly told his ministers that there is nothing more that he can do in Lebanon. "This is what Washington wants," Israel's public radio quoted the PM as saying. The Israeli army on Tuesday struck…...
Netanyahu says action needed over Hezbollah rockets, drones
1+ week, 4+ day ago (216+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said rockets and drones possessed by Hezbollah remained a key threat that demanded further military action by Israel's military in Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah have traded blame over violations of the fragile 10-day…...
Geagea says Aoun-Netanyahu meeting 'necessary,' 'should not be postponed"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (169+ words) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Monday that Lebanon needs a lasting solution to permanently end the state of war with Israel, rather than merely settling for a temporary ceasefire, calling direct negotiations a "necessity" Hezbollah "forced" upon Lebanon. In…...
Netanyahu says 'dismantling Hezbollah' first goal of Lebanon talks
3+ week, 2+ day ago (137+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israel's top priority was to secure the "dismantling" of Hezbollah in its first direct talks with Lebanon in decades. On Iran he said that Israel and the U. S. are fully aligned in their…...
Netanyahu says Israel ready to 'return to battle at any moment' against Iran
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (546+ words) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel remains prepared to confront Iran if necessary, despite a truce reached between the United States and Iran. "Let me be clear: We still have objectives to complete, and we will achieve…...