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One civilian killed, 6 injured in Israeli airstrikes near Baalbek

Israeli air strikes near Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek killed one person on Monday, a security source said, in the second raid in the region since cross-border hostilities began after the Gaza war.

Since October 8, the day after the war broke out in the Gaza Strip, Hamas ally Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have exchanged near-daily fire.

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Netanyahu says Israel to return residents to north through diplomacy or war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left open the prospect of a military operation in Lebanon to facilitate the return of Israelis displaced from northern Israel.

"They've left their homes because of fear that Hezbollah would perpetrate the massacres in the northern border with Lebanon that Hamas perpetrated in the border with Gaza,” Netanyahu said in an interview with U.S. news website Politico.

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Mikati says 'God willing,' south won't see further escalation

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday said Lebanese officials are “continuing contacts with all the relevant local and international parties in order to spare Lebanon war.”

Saluting “the souls of the martyrs,” Mikati said that “God willing, things will not further escalate.”

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Israeli army stages supply drill to prepare for potential Lebanon offensive

The Israeli army has carried out a logistics supply drill as part of its preparations for a potential ground offensive in Lebanon.

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SchoolTec Exhibition and Conference wraps up in Beirut amid challenging circumstances

Against the backdrop of the country's ongoing political instability and the conflict in southern Lebanon, a remarkable educational event unfolded, bringing a ray of hope to educational suppliers and institutions.

The past week saw the conclusion of the second edition of the SchoolTec Exhibition and Conference, specializing in the educational and technological supplies sector. This annual event in Lebanon underscores the critical role of the education sector as a foundational pillar of the nation's cultural identity and its regional educational prominence.

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Berri says would head dialogue initiated by National Moderation bloc

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri would head a meeting that would follow the National Moderation bloc's initiative aimed at breaking Lebanon's presidential vote deadlock.

The initiative, launched in February, calls for consultations in Parliament followed by open electoral sessions.

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Hezbollah attacks Israeli air defense center in Golan

Hezbollah attacked Monday a military base in the Golan Heights with suicide drones.

The group said it had successfully attacked "an air and missile defense base" in a barracks in the Golan Heights with four suicide drones.

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Muslims in Lebanon welcome Ramadan with mix of joy and deep concern

Muslims around the world are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, intense prayer, charity and feasts that begins for many Sunday night.

In Lebanon, Sunnis began fasting Monday after officials in Saudi Arabia saw the crescent moon on Sunday night, while some Lebanese Shiites began fasting Monday and others Tuesday.

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Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israel's Meron after deadly Khirbet Selm strike

Hezbollah on Sunday said it fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after Israeli strikes the day before left five dead in southern Lebanon, including three of the group's members.

Hamas ally Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.

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US Treasury official pushes Lebanon to halt flow of funding to Hamas

A top U.S. Treasury official visiting Beirut this week pressed Lebanese authorities to prevent funds from being funneled to Hamas by way of Lebanon, officials said.

Jesse Baker, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for Asia and the Middle East in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, met with Lebanese politicians and officials from the financial sector Thursday and Friday.

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