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Israeli strike targets car in Kfartebnit near 'yellow line'

An Israeli strike targeted Thursday a car in Kfartebnit, near the Israeli-declared 'yellow line', hours after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to end the war, including in Lebanon.

While violence has declined following the announcement of the deal, Israeli strikes on the south have killed at least five people since then, according to state media, which also reported Israeli raids on south Lebanon on Wednesday.

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US-Iran deal cites Lebanon's 'territorial integrity' but sidesteps explicit 'withdrawal'

The interim deal reached by the United States and Iran to end their war will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring the two adversaries back to the negotiating table over Tehran’s nuclear program. It will also give Iran an immediate benefit, allowing it to sell its oil freely again, according to details released by both countries.

Besides the new oil revenue for Iran, the two sides are more or less back where they were 3½ months ago — before Israel and the U.S. on Feb. 28 launched their war on Iran, which has left thousands dead across the region, triggered a global energy crisis and shaken the American economy.

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Aoun: Any settlement will be through us, not at our expense

President Joseph Aoun stressed Wednesday that any settlement for the war in Lebanon will take place through the Lebanese state and not at its expense.

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Vance says Iran deal includes Lebanon

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said that the expectd agreement between the United States and Iran could lead to a broader regional peace deal involving Gulf states, Israel and Lebanon, provided Tehran complies with the terms of any future agreement.

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White House talking points explicitly say Iran deal to end Lebanon conflict

The White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear and negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program still to be held.

In a series of talking points sent to Trump supporters and Republican members of Congress this week, the White House proclaimed major victories, such as Iran agreeing to never have a nuclear weapon, reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz and fighting in Lebanon ending.

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Several Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon as troops advance toward Haddatha

Israeli forces on Wednesday carried out airstrikes on several areas in south Lebanon, state media reported, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon.

Lebanon's National News Agency said Israeli warplanes launched raids targeting the Nabatieh al-Fawqa area and the eastern outskirts of neighboring town Kfar Tebnit.

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G7 leaders call for Lebanon ceasefire, Hezbollah disarmament

The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the U.S. have called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and for the disarmament of Hezbollah.

"In Lebanon, we support, through an immediate robust ceasefire, the Lebanese leadership's efforts to achieve the disarmament of Hezbollah and the monopoly of arms, and to protect Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty with the appropriate international security guarantees," the G7 leaders said in a joint statement as they met in Évian, France.

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Trump says Syria 'will do the job' with Hezbollah if Israel unable

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had suggested to Israel that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa should deal with Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah seeing as the Israeli campaign was causing too many casualties.

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Israel targets van in south and shells al-Rihan and Kfartebnit

An Israeli drone strike targeted a van on the Harees-Hadatha road in the Bint Jbeil district on Tuesday, as Israeli artillery shelling hit the vicinity of al-Rihan in the Jezzine district and the town of Kfartebnit in the Nabatieh region.

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Berri says phased, 60-day Israel pullout mentioned in Iran-US deal

Speaker Nabih Berri revealed Monday that a phased, 60-day Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon is mentioned in the latest peace deal between Iran and the U.S., whose details are yet to be officially disclosed.

In remarks to the "Whyz" news portal, Berri added that he rejects the so-called "pilot zones" that have been recently proposed by Washington.

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