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Netanyahu approves Lebanon deal 'in principle', truce possible within 2 days

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah “in principle” during a security consultation with Israeli officials Sunday night, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

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Ben-Gvir warns Netanyahu against deal with Lebanon

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Monday that a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon would be "a big mistake and a missed historic opportunity to eradicate Hezbollah," warning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that "it is not too late" to stop the looming deal.

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Lebanon-Israel ceasefire efforts: Latest developments

Israel and Lebanon are on the verge of a ceasefire agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, two senior Israeli officials and two U.S. officials told U.S. news portal Axios.

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Israeli source threatens 'Beirut' after Hezbollah rockets hit near Tel Aviv, Haifa

Israeli media quoted a security source as threatening that "Beirut will shake today," after 10 Israelis were wounded by Hezbollah rockets in the Tel Aviv region and northern Israel.

Israel's army said Hezbollah fired around 160 projectiles into its territory from Lebanon on Sunday, with the group saying its attacks had targeted the Tel Aviv area and Israel's south.

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Israeli drone targets two young fishermen on Tyre's beach

An Israeli drone strike killed one person and injured another on the beach of the southern port city of Tyre on Saturday, according to the state-run National News Agency.

The agency said the victims were fishermen.

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11 dead, dozens hurt as huge Israeli strike razes building in Beirut's Basta

An Israeli air strike in central Beirut killed at least 11 people early Saturday, bringing down a residential building and jolting residents across the city out of bed as Israel kept up its air campaign against Hezbollah.

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Israeli army, security agencies voice support for Lebanon ceasefire

In parallel with the meetings that U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein held in Tel Aviv on Thursday, the Israeli army command informed the political leadership that it supports a ceasefire in Lebanon.

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Berri says truce paper discussed in depth after 'two weeks' of deliberations

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the atmosphere was “more positive” after his second meeting with U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein on Wednesday and that Lebanon “did what it should do” to secure the success of the agreement.

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UK’s Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East ends visit to Lebanon

The UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME) Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren, met Wednesday with senior Lebanese and U.N. officials and reiterated the UK’s call for an immediate ceasefire, and a political solution in line with UNSC Resolution 1701. Ahlgren expressed condolences on the deaths of Lebanese Army soldiers and officers, and Lebanese civilians.

Ahlgren met with Nabih Berri, Speaker of Parliament, General Joseph Aoun, Chief of Defense for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon and held a virtual meeting with Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro, UNIFIL Head of Mission. He was accompanied during his visits by British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell and Defense Attaché Lt. Colonel Charles Smith.

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Hochstein to meet Netanyahu in bid to end Lebanon war

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, seeking to broker a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war, will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, the premier's office said.

The announcement by spokesman Omer Dostri came after Israeli media outlets reported that Hochstein had arrived in Israel on Wednesday evening and held talks with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation described the Hochstein-Dermer talks as "constructive."

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