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Hezbollah backs new Lebanese government ahead of confidence vote

Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc on Tuesday gave its support to Lebanon's new government, which in a ministerial statement ahead of a confidence vote vowed a state monopoly on arms and the country's neutrality.

"We give our confidence to the government," said Mohammad Raad, the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, expressing hope the new administration would "succeed in opening the doors to real rescue for the country".

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Israel spy chief says pager bombs 'turned the tables' on Hezbollah

The head of Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence agency has called the exploding pagers and walkie talkies operation against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria a “turning point of the war,” which gave Israel momentum to deal a heavy blow to Hezbollah.

The devices used by hundreds of Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously in two waves on Sept. 17 and 18. The attack killed at least 12 people — including two young children — and wounded thousands more.

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Israeli jets overfly South and Bekaa at low altitude amid drones over Beirut, suburbs

Israeli warplanes on Wednesday overflew the eastern sector of south Lebanon and the Baalbek-Hermel region at low altitudes.

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Two killed in Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon

Lebanese state media said that an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed at least two people in Janta in the country's east, where the military said it targeted Hezbollah militants.

"An enemy drone carried out an air strike... near the eastern Lebanon mountain range, killing two people and wounding two" others, said the state-run National News Agency.

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Jumblat offers condolences in Dahieh, urges UN resolutions implementation

Druze leader Walid Jumblat has offered condolences to Hezbollah in Dahieh over Israel’s killing of the party’s leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.

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Graffiti left by Israeli soldiers turn south Lebanon homes into war canvas

Residents of southern Lebanon have been gradually returning to their villages to find their homes heavily damaged.

As they scour what remains, they are discovering that the battle-scarred walls of their houses served as a canvas for Israeli soldiers.

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Aoun says his agenda is not a 'political agenda'

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday stressed that “Lebanon’s rise is a collective responsibility.”

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Bassil offers condolences in Dahieh after missing Nasrallah's funeral

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Tuesday visited Beirut’s southern suburbs to offer condolences to Hezbollah over the death of slain leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.

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Bassil says Salam 'does not deserve confidence'

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Tuesday declared “positive opposition” to Nawaf Salam’s government, hoping it will not turn into “a fierce and comprehensive opposition.”

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Who are the 35 Hezbollah commanders killed in Israel war?

Hezbollah published Tuesday the names and faces of 35 of its commanders killed "on the road to Jerusalem," in addition to former leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.

The 35 Hezbollah leaders killed in the 13 months war with Israel are:

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