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Hezbollah says it refuses to be disarmed one year after leader's killing
AFP, Published on 28/09/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said the group would not allow itself to be disarmed on Saturday as he addressed supporters marking one year since the killing by Israel of his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel warns of more Lebanon strikes if Hezbollah not disarmed
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Israel warned Friday that it would keep striking Lebanon until militant group Hezbollah has been disarmed, after hitting south Beirut in what Lebanese leaders called a major violation of a November ceasefire.
Tens of thousands pour in for Beirut funeral of slain Hezbollah leader
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags or carrying portraits of the group's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, flocked to his funeral Sunday in a stadium on the outskirts of Beirut.
UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest
AFP, Published on 15/02/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.
Lebanon says Israeli fire kills 1 as residents try to go home
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» BURJ AL MULUK (LEBANON) - Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed one person Monday and wounded seven others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages.
Behind the Gaza deal: a US odd couple and last-minute snags
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even then it seemed it might come apart at the last minute.
Families forced to wait as Israel, Hamas truce deal delayed
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and of Palestinians detained by Israel waited Thursday for at least one more day after a breakthrough four-day truce deal was put on hold.
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes amid ceasefire calls
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian terrorities - Israel on Monday pounded Gaza with "significant" strikes with soldiers battling Hamas forces in the besieged territory, ignoring ceasefire calls by UN aid agencies who condemned surging civilian deaths in the month-long conflict.
Blinken visits West Bank as fierce fighting roils Gaza
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas as Israel pressed its war to destroy Hamas that has already claimed thousands of lives.
US urges 'pauses' in Gaza fighting as Israel besieges Gaza City
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» TEL AVIV - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Israeli leaders on Friday to call for more to be done to protect Palestinian civilians during the war to destroy Hamas.