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Berri urges Pakistan to alert international parties to Israeli breach in Lebanon

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri held a phone call Wednesday with Pakistan's Ambassador to Lebanon to hail his country's efforts that led to a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.

Israel said the ceasefire with Iran does not apply to Lebanon, while Pakistan said Lebanon is included.

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Pakistani PM says Iran-US ceasefire includes Lebanon

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sherif announced early Wednesday that a two-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire would also include Lebanon.

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Pakistan PM urges Trump to extend deadline and all parties to observe two-week ceasefire

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday that "diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future," despite the unprecedented tensions in the region.

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Aoun 'will not allow' anyone to accuse South Lebanon’s Christians of 'treason'

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that he will not allow strike to occur in war-hit Lebanon. "Anyone attempting to fuel such a trend — whether through social media or media outlets — poses a danger to Lebanon and is committing an act worse than the Israeli attacks," he said, adding that no one can afford to endure internal strife.

"During my term, I will not allow anyone to accuse (Christian) citizens who remained steadfast in their villages and towns (in south Lebanon) of collaboration or treason," Aoun said, calling again for negotiations to end the Israeli war.

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Hezbollah says clashing with Israeli troops in Bint Jbeil

Hezbollah reported "fierce clashes" between its fighters and Israeli soldiers in Bint Jbeil on Tuesday, as Israel said it had completed the deployment of ground troops in south Lebanon.

The group said it targeted overnight into Tuesday troops and Merkava tanks in Bint Jbeil and other towns near the border.

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Israel says probing Ain Saadeh incident, claims attacked 'terrorist target'

The Israeli army confirmed Monday that it attacked a day earlier a "terrorist target" in the Northern Metn town of Ain Saadeh east of Beirut, adding that reports of civilian casualties and "all details of the incident" are being reviewed.

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LF official and 2 others killed in Israeli strike on apartment in Ain Saadeh

An Israeli strike targeted an apartment in a residential building in Ain Saadeh on Sunday, a town east of Beirut in the hills overlooking the city, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The area had until now been spared clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, which on Sunday stepped up its strikes on the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, including an attack that killed four people near Beirut's main public hospital.

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Israeli army chief visits troops in south Lebanon, vows to up strikes

Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir visited troops in southern Lebanon on Sunday and pledged to intensify strikes against Hezbollah.

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4 dead, 39 hurt as Israel hits Jnah building without warning, bombs Dahieh

Israeli strikes on south Beirut and its suburbs killed at least four people on Sunday, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close.

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'What have we benefited from your war?': Aoun says diplomacy is not surrender

President Joseph Aoun hit back Sunday at those who have criticized the Lebanese state for pursuing diplomacy and negotiations.

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