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Amnesty International urges Israel to stop destroying civilian property in southern Lebanon

The human rights organization made the statement Tuesday after a video circulated on social media showing Israeli military excavators destroying solar panels for the Lebanese border village of Debel and its water station.

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Lebanese Army says Israeli strike wounds two troops

The Lebanese Army said on Tuesday that two soldiers were wounded in an Israeli strike while they were engaged in a rescue operation in southern Lebanon, despite an ongoing ceasefire.

The statement was the first time the Lebanese Army has said its troops have been targeted since the truce began.

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Israeli army says destroyed huge Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it found and destroyed a large Hezbollah tunnel network used by elite fighters in south Lebanon, near Israel's northern border.

Israel has been fighting Hezbollah since early March, sending troops into south Lebanon to battle the Iran-backed group after it launched rockets at Israeli territory, with the violence ongoing despite a shaky April 17 ceasefire.

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Hezbollah's drones: Small but immune weapon bypassing Israeli defense

The Israeli military currently lacks an effective defense against Hezbollah’s explosive drones guided by fiber-optic cables, according to a report by The Times of Israel.

On Sunday, a small First-Person View (FPV) drone targeted Israeli soldiers in the southern border town of Taybeh, killing one soldier and wounding six others, four of them seriously. As a medical helicopter arrived to evacuate the casualties, two additional drones struck the site.

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Israel says has 'no territorial ambitions in Lebanon'

Israel's top diplomat on Tuesday said Israel was not seeking to take territory in Lebanon, as its military presses operations in the south despite a ceasefire.

"Israel has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon. Our presence in the areas by our northern border serves one purpose: protecting our citizens," Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said at a joint news conference with his Serbian counterpart Marko Djuric.

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Report: Lebanese Army measures have curbed Hezbollah attacks in south

Hezbollah's military operations in south Lebanon have declined due to the Lebanese Army measures and the group's loss of freedom of maneuver, a Lebanese military source told Al-Arabiya's Al-Hadath channel.

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Israeli troops detonate Bint Jbeil stadium — a symbol of Lebanon's liberation

Israel's army released a video Tuesday of troops detonating the stadium of Bint Jbeil — a symbolic site where Hezbollah’s former leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivered his 2000 Liberation speech following Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.

Israeli forces have been burning and destroying houses and buildings in southern border towns including Bint Jbeil, Khiam, Houla, Mays al-Jabal, and Shamaa.

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Berri: Where is the ceasefire?

Everything is "at a standstill, and no discussions are taking place until a ceasefire is achieved, for which we have done everything possible," Speaker Nabih Berri has reportedly said.

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Trump pressures Netanyahu to keep response to Hezbollah 'calculated and limited'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly told his ministers that there is nothing more that he can do in Lebanon.

"This is what Washington wants," Israel's public radio quoted the PM as saying.

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Israel spy chief hails 'groundbreaking' ops in Iran, Lebanon

The head of Israel's Mossad has praised the spy agency's "groundbreaking" operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence "from the heart of the enemy's secrets".

"In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defense and offence," David Barnea said, referring to the Israeli military.

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