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Lebanese army seizes Hezbollah weapon truck, reports say

The Lebanese Army has seized a Hezbollah truck loaded with weapons in the Iqlim al-Kharoub region near Sidon, media reports said Tuesday.

The weapons, including detonators and grenades, were taken from a warehouse in Wardaniyeh after it was targeted by an Israeli strike.

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Netanyahu says war with Hezbollah and allies has 'redrawn' Middle East map

Before leaving for Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's wars with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and its confrontations with Iran had "redrawn the map" in the Middle East.

"But I believe that working closely with President Trump we can redraw it even further, and for the better," he said.

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Salam says he's the one picking ministers after 'consultations' with blocs

Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam has reassured that the government formation process is “moving forward positively according to the reformist, salvation course” that he had pledged and in line with the “standards” that he has already announced.

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UN special coordinator for Lebanon to discuss ceasefire, 1701 with top Iran officials

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has begun a visit to Tehran, where she is set to meet with senior Iranian officials.

The trip is part of the Special Coordinator’s ongoing consultations with regional and international stakeholders, her office said in a statement Monday.

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Iran guards chief says Hezbollah defied 'heavy blows'

Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami on Monday said that Hezbollah “remained resilient despite the heavy blows it received” during the latest war with Israel.

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Iran denies sending cash to Hezbollah through airport

The Iranian foreign ministry on Monday said the media reports claiming that Tehran is sending money to Hezbollah through Beirut airport are “an Israeli media campaign aimed at obstructing reconstruction” in Lebanon.

The Wall Street Journal had reported Friday that Israel had complained to the U.S.-led ceasefire committee that "Iranian diplomats and others are delivering tens of millions of dollars in cash to Hezbollah to fund the group’s revival."

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Will the government be formed in the coming hours?

The cabinet line-up has reached the final stages and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam is “working on resolving two points ahead of presenting the final draft to the president in the coming hours,” LBCI TV reported on Monday.

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Israeli army opens fire, nabs fisherman as southerners march to their towns

Residents of southern border villages have organized so-called return marches for the second consecutive Sunday, flocking since early morning to the western entrance of Mays al-Jabal and Houla and demanding to enter them accompanied by the Lebanese Army.

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Geagea says parties must be in govt., finance can't be given to Shiite Duo

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Friday stressed that there are "good" political parties and bad political parties.

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Man held, car torched after he runs over Hezbollah supporters during funeral

The army on Friday reportedly arrested a man who rammed his vehicle into motorbikes carrying Hezbollah supporters during a funeral procession on the Sarafand road.

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