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Lebanon to request one-month truce extension in Israel meeting

Lebanon will request a one-month extension of the ceasefire during its meeting with Israel in Washington on Thursday, a Lebanese official told AFP.

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Riyadh and Beirut coordinate to extend truce ahead of Washington talks

Coordination is ongoing between Riyadh and the Lebanese state to extend the 10-day truce and ensure the success of direct negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv, informed Gulf sources told Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.

Lebanese President's Advisor Andre Rahal had visited Saudi Arabia in the past hours to discuss these files and reiterate Lebanon's commitment to Hezbollah's disarmament, the daily said.

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Israel FM calls on Lebanon to 'work together' with Israel against Hezbollah

Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington.

"Tomorrow the direct talks between Israel and Lebanon will resume in Washington DC. I call on the government of Lebanon -- let's work together against the terror state that Hezbollah built in your territory," Gideon Saar said in a speech to diplomats at a function marking Israel's 78th Independence Day.

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Hezbollah buries fighters killed in war with Israel in Kfar Sir

Hezbollah held a mass funeral in south Lebanon's Kfar Sir on Tuesday for more than a dozen fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel.

The ceremony came after Israel and Lebanon entered into a 10-day ceasefire on Friday announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Israeli strike on West Bekaa kills one despite truce

An Israeli strike on Lebanon's Bekaa region killed one person and wounded two others on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, despite an ongoing truce between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

"One person was killed and two others were wounded as a result of an attack carried out by an enemy drone at dawn on the outskirts of Al-Jabur in West Bekaa," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

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Macron tells Israel that Hezbollah must be disarmed 'by the Lebanese themselves'

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday the country needed 500 million euros to address the war's humanitarian fallout, as a fragile 10-day ceasefire holds between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

The appeal came after a meeting in Paris between French President Emmanuel Macron and the Lebanese prime minister to discuss the ceasefire in Lebanon and France's support for the country's "territorial integrity."

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Jumblat says he and Berri call for return to 1949 Armistice Agreement, with modifications

Druze leader Walid Jumblat stressed Tuesday "the necessity of finding appropriate means to solidify the ceasefire" with Israel.

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Israeli army jails soldiers for vandalizing Jesus statue in Lebanon

The Israeli military on Tuesday said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon.

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Hezbollah says attacked Israeli post in response to 'over 200 violations'

Hezbollah on Tuesday launched several rockets towards Israeli forces operating in the southern Lebanese town of Robb Tlatin, which is inside the Israeli-occupied buffer zone in south Lebanon, the Israeli army said.

"Within a few minutes, the IDF (Israeli army) closed the circle and attacked the launchpad from which the missiles were fired," it added.

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Aoun says diplomacy is 'a war without bloodshed'

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday stressed "the necessity of concerted efforts between the army, security forces, municipalities and residents to consolidate security and stability and eliminate the risky concept of autonomous security, at a time when the state is working to establish security and end the war."

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