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Israeli drone strikes kill two in Kounine, Nabatieh

One person was killed and another wounded in an Israeli drone strike Friday on a motorcycle in the southern town of Kounine.

The Israeli army identified the slain man as Ibrahim Mohammad Reslan, claiming that he served as a maintenance officer for Hezbollah and was “attempting to rebuild Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure.”

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Aoun: Lebanon ready for negotiations but mutual will needed

President Joseph Aoun on Friday called on the international community, the EU and the U.S. to press Israel to abide by last year’s ceasefire agreement and enable the Lebanese Army to deploy up the southern international border and continue implementing the plans devised for extending Lebanon’s sovereignty across its territory.

Aoun voiced his remarks in a meeting in Baabda with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.

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UNIFIL says Blida raid a blatant violation of 1701, Lebanon's sovereignty

UNIFIL has expressed "deep concerns" at an Israeli armed incursion that killed a municipal worker in the southern border town of Blida early on Thursday.

"Such Israeli action north of the Blue Line represents a blatant violation of the Security Council Resolution 1701 and Lebanon’s sovereignty," it said in a statement.

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Report: Netanyahu, Katz to hold security talks on Lebanon, Egyptian efforts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz will hold a meeting with top security officials on Thursday evening to discuss “the latest developments on the border with Lebanon in addition to Hezbollah’s growing threats,” an Israeli media report said.

“Discussions in the meeting will not only focus on facing the threats coming from the north, but also on the growing Egyptian role in Lebanon,” Israel’s i24 NEWS reported.

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Report: No positivity expected after Ortagus' visit

The initial outcome of the meetings and talks of the past 48 hours indicates that Lebanon will face a wave of political pressures and increased Israeli attacks, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Thursday.

U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus’ visit to Lebanon “did not carry anything new as to expecting any change in the Israeli behavior,” sources in contact with the U.S. capital told the daily.

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Army says asked Mechanism to stop Israel's attacks after Blida raid

The Lebanese Army said Thursday that a military patrol headed to the southern border town of Blida after receiving information about gunfire in the vicinity of the municipality building.

“It turned out that an (Israeli) enemy unit had made an incursion into the town and opened fire at the municipality building, targeting one of its employees which resulted in his martyrdom,” the army added.

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Berri urges unity and support for Aoun after Israeli attacks

Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday condemned the Israeli incursion and the killing in “cold blood” of a municipal worker in the southern border town of Blida.

He also deplored the blowing up of a Shiite religious hall in Adaisseh.

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Israeli airstrikes target south Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the hills of al-Jarmaq and al-Mahmoudiyeh near the Jezzine district town of al-Aishiyeh.

The Israeli army said the strikes targeted "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure, including a launcher and tunnel shaft in the area of Mahmoudiyeh in southern Lebanon."

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Hezbollah lauds Aoun's stance on Blida attack, urges govt. to 'act differently'

Hezbollah on Thursday condemned the "cold blooded" killing of a Blida municipality worker in an Israeli ground incursion, commending President Joseph Aoun for instructing the army to confront such raids.

Charging that “the Zionist aggression against our country is happening with U.S. partnership and collusion,” Hezbollah said Washington grants the green light to “every Israeli escalation and every aggression with the aim of pressuring Lebanon to implement a malicious agenda and schemes that do not serve its national interest and do not preserve its sovereignty and strength elements.”

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Aoun orders army to 'confront any Israeli incursion' after Blida raid

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday ordered the armed forces to oppose any Israeli incursions in the country's south following an Israeli raid that killed a municipal worker.

Aoun ordered the army to "confront any Israeli incursion into liberated southern territory, in defense of Lebanese territory and the safety of citizens", during a meeting with the army chief, according to a statement from the presidency.

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