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Palestinians in Beirut protest UNRWA fund suspension

Dozens of Palestinians gathered Tuesday in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency headquarters in Beirut after several countries decided to suspend funding for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency.

A number of key donors -- including the United States, Germany and Japan -- had announced they are suspending funding to the agency over Israel's accusations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack.

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Israel-Hezbollah border clashes: Latest developments

Hezbollah targeted Tuesday a group of soldiers in the Hadb Yarin post as Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israeli troops will "very soon go into action" near the country's northern border with Lebanon.

Hezbollah also said it has targeted surveillance equipment near the border village al-Wazzani.

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Berri says held 'beneficial and promising' talks with Quintet envoys

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday held a meeting in Ain el-Tineh with the ambassadors of the member states of the five-nation group for Lebanon, which comprises the U.S., France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt.

The one-hour meeting tackled “the latest developments, especially the presidential juncture,” the National News Agency said.

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Hezbollah denies report, says state in charge of border talks with Israel

Hezbollah on Tuesday denied a media report about future border talks with Israel, stressing that such negotiations are the responsibility of the Lebanese state.

“The Nidaa al-Watan newspaper today published a fabricated and insulting report about what it called the file of indirect negotiations over the land border between Lebanon and occupied Palestine,” Hezbollah said in a statement.

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Hochstein says window for diplomacy 'definitely there' in Israel-Hezbollah standoff

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein has said that he “will likely head back soon” to Lebanon and Israel as part of the efforts to prevent a bigger conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

“But I think we, this is something we do every day, not just when we're in the region. We do this also when we're here,” Hochstein added, in an interview on CBS News.

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Israel-Hezbollah border clashes: Latest developments

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded Monday in a Hezbollah attack on a post in northern Israel.

Hezbollah said it has targeted the Branit barracks with Burkan missiles, inflicting casualties. Less than an hour after the attack, the Israeli army announced that two soldiers were injured.

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Israeli airstrikes and shelling target southern towns as Hezbollah attacks post

Israeli warplane and drone strikes as well as artillery shelling on Sunday targeted several Lebanese southern towns near the frontier.

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Hezbollah attacks Israeli posts after violent night

Hezbollah on Saturday announced a fresh wave of attacks on Israeli military posts across the border as Israeli attacks targeted some southern areas.

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WATCH: Lebanese teenager Ramadan Ondash knocks out Thai fighter on debut in Thailand

Seventeen-year-old Lebanese Muay Thai star Ramadan Ondash picked up an impressive knockout win on his ONE Championship debut in Thailand.

The Lebanese teenager produced a remarkable performance at ONE Friday Fights 49 inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, knocking out his experienced Thai counterpart Yangdam at 1:20 in the first round.

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Mikati: We've managed to halt collapse, begin recovery

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced Friday that the Lebanese state has managed to “halt” the financial collapse and begin “serious recovery.”

“We’ve managed to halt the collapse and begin serious recovery. We have at Account 36 at the central bank more than LBP 100,000 billion and $1 billion, including $150 million in fresh dollars and 850 million lollars (Lebanese dollars),” Mikati said in his defense of the 2024 state budget in parliament.

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