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Israel bombards areas across southern Lebanon in latest truce violation

Tensions escalated further two weeks ago when Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing Hezbollah’s top military ...
The Economist

A window of opportunity for reform in Lebanon is closing

The Lebanese army has tried to confiscate Hizbullah’s weapons near the border with Israel. General Nicolas Tabet, who oversees the region, said last month that his men had grabbed more than 500 rocket ...

As tensions flare on Israel-Lebanon border, war-torn communities struggle to rebuild

One year into a shaky ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, people are trickling back to communities ...
Defense News on MSN

The disarming of Hezbollah tests fragile government in Lebanon

BEIRUT — One year after Lebanon and Israel signed a ceasefire agreement to end hostilities that had spilled over from Gaza, ...

Lebanon tells a UN team the country will need a back-up force once peacekeepers’ term ends

The Lebanese prime minister has told a visiting U.N. delegation that his country will need a follow-up force in southern ...