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A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?

After a 12-day war launched by Israel and joined briefly by the United States, Iran has emerged weakened and vulnerable. And that has massive implications for another country in the region: Lebanon.

The Conversation

Israel says it launched ‘special, targeted operations’ in southern Lebanon

Army shares video of troops on ground in ‘targeted nighttime operation’ amid near-daily attacks against neighbour.

Al Jazeera

Israeli strike kills at least three people in northern Lebanon

Israel claims it targeted a ‘key figure’ from the Palestinian group Hamas near the coastal Lebanese city of Tripoli.

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Syria issues appeal to EU for help battling massive wildfires along northwestern coast

The fires, which started last week, have proven difficult to bring under control despite reinforcements from Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon that came to the country to help Syrian teams fight the blaze.

Euronews

The US asked Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. How did Lebanon respond?

The Lebanese presidency handed a reply to US Special Envoy Tom Barrack on Monday over Hezbollah’s disarmament.

Al Jazeera

US envoy satisfied with Lebanon's response to Hezbollah disarmament proposal

The latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict began a day after Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and intensified in September, leaving the Iran-backed group badly bruised and much of its political and military leadership dead.

Euronews

US envoy hails Lebanon’s response to Hezbollah disarmament proposals

Hezbollah has rejected disarmament while Israel continues to attack Lebanon, after US calls for it to give up weapons.

Al Jazeera

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US Envoy Says Satisfied With Lebanese Response On Disarming Of Hezbollah

US envoy Thomas Barrack said Monday he was satisfied by the Lebanese authorities' response to Washington's request to disarm Hezbollah, which was heavily weakened in a recent war with Israel.

International Business Times

Hezbollah chief says won’t disarm until Israel leaves southern Lebanon

Naim Qassem says his group will not surrender or lay down weapons in response to Israeli threats.

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah Chief Says Won't Surrender Under Israeli Threats

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Sunday his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the Lebanese militants to disarm.

International Business Times

Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem has reaffirmed the group’s refusal to disarm while Israel continues its airstrikes and occupies parts of southern Lebanon

The Independent UK

Israeli drone attacks in southern Lebanon kill one, injure several people

Three Israeli attacks hit Bint Jbeil, Shebaa and Chaqra.

Al Jazeera

Israeli drone attack in Lebanon kills 1, injures 3 near Beirut

Air raid hits vehicle in Khaldeh, south of Lebanese capital, as Israel continues its near-daily attacks on Lebanon.

Al Jazeera

Israeli drone strike kills 1, injures 3 near Beirut

An Israeli drone strike has hit a car near Beirut, killing one person and injuring three others, according to Lebanon's state news agency

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At least one killed as Israeli strikes pummel southern Lebanon

Lebanese state media reports civilian casualties after Israeli attack on residential apartment building in Nabatieh.

The Independent UK

1 killed and 11 wounded in intense Israeli strikes on south Lebanon

Israel’s air force has carried out intense airstrikes on mountains overlooking a southern Lebanon city

The Conversation

How Israel’s domestic crises and Netanyahu’s aim to project power are reshaping the Middle East

Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian territory have been widely framed as an act of deterrence or yet another episode in a protracted regional rivalry.

Euronews

World Bank approves $1bn for development projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon

The biggest amount went to Iraq, where the World Bank approved $930 million to help improve the country’s railway infrastructure, boost domestic trade and create jobs.

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Al Jazeera

Mapping Israel’s expanding battlefronts across the Middle East

Israel has launched nearly 35,000 attacks across five countries over the past 20 months.

Al Jazeera

Israel bombs southern Lebanon amid conflict with Iran and assault on Gaza

Israel has carried out near-daily violations of the November ceasefire that ended its 14-month war with Hezbollah.

The Independent UK

US boosts emergency Mideast evacuations and travel warnings after Trump orders strikes in Iran

The State Department has doubled the number of emergency evacuation flights it is providing for American citizens wishing to leave Israel, has ordered the departure of non-essential staff from the US Embassy in Lebanon and is stepping up travel warnings around the Middle East amid concerns that Iran will retaliate…

The Independent UK

Why some key Tehran allies have stayed out of the Israel-Iran conflict

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel

Radio France Internationale

Georges Abdallah: The Lebanese activist France has held for over 40 years

A French court examined on Thursday whether to release Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese activist jailed in France since 1984 for his role in the assassinations of an American and an Israeli diplomat two years earlier. Now 74, he has been eligible for parole since 1999 – but despite more…

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah watches on as Iran and Israel battle, for now

The Lebanese group is depleted after fighting Israel last year, but may intervene if the Israel-Iran conflict continues.

The Independent UK

War-weary Syrians and Lebanese watch from the sidelines as missiles fly in Israel-Iran conflict

In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba mate, snacking on nuts, smoking hookah pipes and watching the sky for missiles streaking overhead

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