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Report: Ortagus shows flexibility but doesn't reassure on Israeli attacks

Lebanon’s top officials Joseph Aoun, Nabih Berri and Nawaf Salam said Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus “showed flexibility regarding some Lebanese demands that she was told of” during her weekend visit to Lebanon, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday.

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Aoun and Berri discuss outcome of Ortagus' visit to Lebanon

President Joseph Aoun met Monday at the presidential palace with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

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Israeli army chief assesses situation on Lebanese border

Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir conducted an assessment of the situation on the border with Lebanon on Sunday “in preparation for the (Jewish) holidays,” the Israeli army said.

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Israeli helicopters and quadcopters bomb Naqoura and Aita al-Shaab overnight

Israeli Apache helicopters fired missiles at prefabricated homes in the southern coastal border town of Naqoura overnight after opening machine gun fire across the town, the National News Agency said.

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Israeli strikes kill one person in Taybeh, wound another in Beit Leef

An Israeli strike Monday on southern Lebanon killed one person, according to the health ministry, with Israel's military saying it had "eliminated" a Hezbollah commander.

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Ortagus says 'Hezbollah and all militias' must be disarmed 'as soon as possible'

Visiting U.S. deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus has addressed the issue of Hezbollah's disarmament in her talks with Lebanese officials over the weekend.

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At least 1 killed as Israel says targeted 2 Hezbollah members in South

An Israeli drone on Sunday bombed an excavator and a Renault Rapid utility car between the southern towns of Zibqin and al-Shuaitiyeh in the Tyre district, the National News Agency said.

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What did Ortagus tell Lebanese leaders?

A senior U.S. envoy visited Beirut on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire with Israel and mounting U.S. pressure on Lebanon to rein in Hezbollah, urging the Lebanese Army to assert control over all national territory and prevent arms smuggling along the Syrian border.

Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who has been leading shuttle diplomacy between Lebanon and Israel under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, met with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri.

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Lebanese officials hold 'positive' talks with visiting US envoy

Senior Lebanese officials said Saturday's talks with visiting U.S. deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus were positive, focusing on south Lebanon amid a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

President Joseph Aoun and Ortagus discussed "south Lebanon, the work of the international monitoring committee and the Israeli withdrawal" from Lebanese territory, a statement from the presidency said, characterizing the talks as constructive.

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Ortagus holds 'constructive' talks with Aoun at start of Lebanon visit

Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus held a “constructive” meeting with President Joseph Aoun on Saturday morning as she kicked off an official visit to Lebanon, the Presidency said.

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