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Israel says Nabil Qaouq killed in Shiyyah airstrike

The Israeli military says it has killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike.

The military said Sunday that it killed Sheikh Nabil Qaouq, the former deputy head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, in an airstrike the day before. The Israeli army said Qaouq is a member of Hezbollah's central council and the head of the group's preventive security unit.

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Top EU diplomat laments failure to ‘stop’ Netanyahu

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has voiced regret that no power, including the United States, can “stop” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he appears determined to continue fighting in Lebanon and Gaza.

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Netanyahu after reported Nasrallah strike: Our enemies thought we were like a spider web

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared to address Israel’s strike in Beirut's southern suburbs reportedly targeting Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

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At UN, Netanyahu says Israel to continue Lebanon strikes until 'objectives' met

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved, and he vowed to continue battling the Lebanese Hezbollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip until "total victory."

Shortly after the prime minister spoke, blasts rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut and the Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah's headquarters. The exact target wasn't immediately clear, but it appeared to be significant enough to prompt Netanyahu to cut short his trip to New York by a day and make unusual travel on the Jewish Sabbath to get home.

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Berri says focus should be on 'ending the war'

Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that he will continue to separate the presidency file from the confrontations in the south, as he again called for “dialogue.”

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Geagea urges Berri to set sessions for discussing war, electing president

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Friday called on Speaker Nabih Berri to schedule parliamentary sessions aimed at discussing the current Israel-Hezbollah escalation and electing a new president for the country.

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Trump says open to talks with Iran on new nuclear deal

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said overnight that he is open to talks with Iran on a new version of the landmark nuclear agreement he scrapped as president.

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UK supports humanitarian emergency response in Lebanon 

The UK is providing £5 million to UNICEF in Lebanon to support humanitarian response efforts and enable UNICEF to distribute supplies to those in need, the British embassy said on Friday.

 

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Netanyahu says Israel 'shares aims' of Lebanon ceasefire initiative, talks to 'continue'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said overnight that Israel "shares the aims" of a U.S.-led initiative for achieving a ceasefire on Lebanon, after remarks by him and other Israeli officials appeared to pour cold water on the proposal hours earlier.

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Mikati says implementation of ceasefire deal up to Netanyahu

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that he has done “everything necessary to protect Lebanon” in the face of Israel’s escalation, noting that foreign and Arab powers have supported Lebanon’s stance.

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