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Soldier among 2 hurt in Israeli strike on car in South

An Israeli drone strike on Sunday targeted Renault Rapid car near an army checkpoint in the southern town of Beit Yahoun, wounding two people including a soldier, the Health Ministry said.

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At Arab Summit, Salam calls for obliging Israel to stop its attacks

At an Arab summit in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced "daily Israeli violations" of Lebanese sovereignty and "the ongoing Israeli occupation of positions" in the South.

He said Lebanon was working to "fully implement" a United Nations Security Council resolution that formed the basis of the ceasefire.

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Israel says killed Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon

Israel's army said it killed a local Hezbollah commander on Saturday in south Lebanon, where authorities reported one dead in the fourth Israeli strike within days despite a November ceasefire.

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Arab summit host Iraq pledges $40 million for Lebanon, Gaza reconstruction

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whose country hosted an Arab League summit, said Baghdad would provide $40 million for the reconstruction of Lebanon and Gaza after wars with Israel.

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One killed in Israeli strike on car in Tyre district

An Israeli drone strike targeted a car Saturday on the road of the southern town of al-Zrariyeh in the Tyre district, killing one person.

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Report: No reconstruction funds before reforms and Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanese officials have sensed reluctance from major powers, particularly Arab countries, to provide reconstruction funds, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Friday.

“Arab and donor countries have informed Lebanon that they will not to engage in the reconstruction project until the vision for Lebanon and the region becomes clear. According to their definition, reconstruction is linked to the state's ability to undertake necessary reforms, fully disarm Hezbollah and prevent it from rebuilding its military and financial capabilities,” the daily said.

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Salam says 'no turning back' in plans to monopolize arms

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that Lebanon “has managed to pave the way for a promising new start, despite all the difficulties that the project of rebuilding confidence and the course of reform are facing.”

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Hezbollah will 'go far' in the issue of arms handover

Hezbollah will “go far” in the issue of the handover of its weapons to the Lebanese state and it will “embarrass” everyone, a source close to Hezbollah said.

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Berri blames US not Israel for ongoing ceasefire violations

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri linked Friday the Israeli escalation in south Lebanon to the push for normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab world, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said Syria's president backed normalization with Israel in the future.

Trump had said after meeting the Syrian interim President that Ahmad al-Sharaa backed normalization with Israel in the future but "they have a lot of work to do". The meeting took place in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country.

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Army says 86 so far arrested over elections-linked gunfire

The army on Friday announced that it has so far arrested 86 people who were involved in firing weapons in the air in connection with the municipal and mayoral elections, while also seizing arms and ammunition.

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