Israeli drone strike hits southern Lebanon day after security deal
An Israeli drone struck the Nabatiyeh area in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency said. – The reported strike came a day after Israel and Lebanon signed a…
Lebanon orders measures to prevent riots after deal with Israel
Public Prosecutor Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj has issued a judicial order, tasking the Lebanese security forces to take measures to prevent riots, Lebanon’s NNA news agency reports. – The order…
The Fatal Disconnect of a Deal Without Hezbollah
The signing of the trilateral framework agreement in Washington between representatives of Israel, Lebanon, and the United States marks a seismic, yet extraordinarily precarious, pivot in the modern history of…
Lebanon president welcomes French, Italian efforts to form coalition to succeed UNIFIL
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomed on Friday France and Italy’s efforts to set up a multinational coalition to succeed the UN peacekeeping force in his country, whose mandate expires at…
Japan pledges $15m in aid to Iran, Lebanon and West Bank
Japan has announced an emergency grant of $15m to support worsening humanitarian conditions in Iran, Lebanon and the occupied West Bank, its Foreign Ministry said in a statement. – The…
Aoun Commends GCC Support for Lebanese Sovereignty and Territorial Unity
The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, noted the statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf expressing support for…
Israel must withdraw entirely from Lebanon, Iran’s IRGC says
Israel must withdraw on its own from Lebanon’s entire territory or be forced to flee in defeat, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force Esmaeil Qaani…
Italy and France Agree to Form Coalition to Support Lebanon After UNIFIL
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has said Italy and France have agreed to launch a coalition to support Lebanon after the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission expires at the end of the year.
Israel says it will keep occupying zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says Israel will continue occupying areas of Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, rejecting pressure to withdraw from territory its military has seized. – Katz said Israel…
Israel, Lebanon deny that Israel has withdrawn from part of southern Lebanon
Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied southern Lebanon, after a U.S. official said Israel had pulled some of its…