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Arab World An armed Israeli drone flies over villages in southern Lebanon in July (Hezbollah Media)

Israel Expands Drone Use in Southern Lebanon to Intercept Civilians

Israeli drones are now being used for more than just tracking and targeting fighters in southern Lebanon. They’re also setting fires to forests, intimidating…

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Arab World Hezbollah supporters hold up a poster of drones with the slogan “We Are Capable” during last month's Ashura commemoration (AP)

Diplomatic Efforts Underway to Avoid Prolonged Regional Conflict

Western diplomats are ramping up efforts in Lebanon to prevent the region from descending into a broader conflict. Their goal is to establish a new balance in…

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Features A large banner shows slain Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr and a vow to avenge his killing. (AFP)

Residents of Beirut, Dahieh Plan to Evacuate Homes if War with Israel Erupts

Israel’s assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahieh has prompted the residents of the area to seek safe…

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Arab World Druze elders and mourners pray by the coffin of Guevara Ibrahim, 11, killed in a reported strike from Lebanon two days earlier, during his funeral in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan on July 29, 2024. (AFP)

Hezbollah Informs Lebanese, Western Officials of ‘Inevitability’ of Retaliation to Any Israeli Strike

Western countries intensified their warnings and contacts with Lebanese and Israeli officials to prevent the eruption of a broader conflict in Lebanon in wake…

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Arab World A UNIFIL patrol in the town of Barj al-Muluk in southern Lebanon (DPA)

Lebanon Awaits UNIFIL Extension Draft, Seeks No Amendments

Lebanon is awaiting a draft resolution from France to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in the south (UNIFIL) without changes, amid talks with key…

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Arab World Lebanese citizens remove the debris of the car of a leader of Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya who was targeted by Israel in eastern Lebanon. (AFP)

Israel Takes Advantage of Hezbollah’s Security Gap to Carry Out Assassinations

The ongoing Israeli assassinations of Hezbollah fighters and leaders highlight a security and technological gap that the party has been unable to address. On…

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Arab World Parolin, al-Rai and other officials during the meeting at Bkirki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Shiite Forces Boycott Meeting with Vatican Secretary on Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis

Representatives of Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shiite Council and Shiite deputies boycotted a meeting of the heads of sects and parliamentary blocs with Vatican…

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Arab World Hezbollah members are seen at a military drill during a media tour in Armata, Lebanon. (Reuters)

Proliferation of Arms among ‘Resistance’ Factions Fighting Israel Adds to Lebanon’s Security Fears

The military activity of five Lebanese and Palestinian factions in southern Lebanon has raised concerns in Lebanon over the post-war phase when the country…

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