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Lebanon's speaker calls for national dialogue on Hezbollah's weapons, criticizes US pressure

Lebanon’s parliament speaker has criticized Washington’s push to quickly to disarm the Hezbollah militant group, and called instead for a calm national dialogue to determine “the fate of those weapons.”

The Independent UK

Israel’s turn to ‘comply’: US envoy after Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah

Barrack said plan to disarm Hezbollah also ‘requires Israel’s cooperation’ to keep up its end of the deal.

Al Jazeera

US envoy to discuss further steps with Israel after Lebanon commits to disarming Hezbollah

US special envoy to Lebanon Tom Barrack said his team would discuss a long-term deal with Israel after Beirut endorsed a US-backed plan for Hezbollah to disarm.

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US envoy to discuss long-term ceasefire with Israel after Lebanon commits to disarming Hezbollah

The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon says his team will discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm

The Independent UK

Will Lebanon succeed in disarming Hezbollah?

Lebanon’s government announces it will disarm the group before the end of the year, which Hezbollah says it will ignore.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon's Hezbollah Rejects Cabinet Decision To Disarm It

Hezbollah said Wednesday that it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group "as if it did not exist", accusing the cabinet of committing a "grave sin".

International Business Times

Hezbollah to treat Lebanon’s disarmament decision ‘as if it does not exist’

The Lebanese armed group says the move was dictated by the US and that it ‘fully serves Israel’s interest’.

Al Jazeera

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Hezbollah blasts Lebanese government's plan to disarm group this year and calls it 'grave sin'

Hezbollah is sharply criticizing the Lebanese government’s decision to begin a process aiming to disarm the Iran-backed group this year, saying it “fully achieves” neighboring Israel’s interests

The Independent UK

Lebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of the year

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is under growing pressure from the US to ensure that the Iran-aligned militant group lays down its weapons.

Euronews

Beirut Port blast victims say five years later, justice feels a bit closer

The investigation was derailed by political interference, but a new government is trying to get justice back on track.

Al Jazeera

A father's grief and a nation's hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice

The Independent UK

Hezbollah says it will not give up weapons despite US proposal

Knockback deals potential blow to US diplomat Thomas Barrack’s efforts to help broker Israel-Lebanon peace.

Al Jazeera

Lebanese leaders indirectly urge Hezbollah to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict

Lebanon’s president and prime minister say their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed in an economic crisis and struggling to recover from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war

The Independent UK

Hezbollah holds firm in Lebanon’s municipal elections

Establishment parties, including Hezbollah, emerge as the biggest winners in the first municipal polls since 2016.

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Are Palestinian groups in Lebanon about to give up their weapons?

For decades, Palestinian groups have retained arms in Lebanon. Now Mahmoud Abbas and Joseph Aoun say that must end.

The Guardian - UK

Israeli airstrikes hit south Lebanon before region’s first elections in years

Several towns bombed, killing one person, before municipal elections that are seen as referendum on Hezbollah

Al Jazeera

Lebanese PM condemns wave of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon

Israeli attacks come as residents of Lebanon’s southern districts prepare to vote in municipal elections on Saturday.

Euronews

Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, leaving one dead

Israel struck southern Lebanon multiple times on Thursday, killing one person and injuring eight others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

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Al Jazeera

One killed, eight wounded as Israel hits Lebanon in major post-truce attack

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemns Israeli attacks, says ‘all ceasefire violations must end’.

Al Jazeera

Will US pressure tactics on Lebanon make Hezbollah disarm faster?

US pressure campaign to accelerate the disarming of Hezbollah is putting Lebanese government in a difficult position.

Al Jazeera

Lebanese PM visits Syria’s president to reset years of strained relations

Nawaf Salam meets Ahmed al-Sharaa to discuss border security, refugees, and past political killings under al-Assad.

The Independent UK

US envoy visits Beirut amid pressure to control Hezbollah and assert Lebanese army authority

Senior U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus has visited Beirut amid rising tensions with Israel and U.S. pressure for Lebanon to curb Hezbollah’s influence

Al Jazeera

Is Lebanon’s new central bank governor ‘another Riad Salameh’?

Lebanon has a new central bank governor. But critics say he’s too close to traditional powers who created the crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Lebanon's president, reiterating French support for 'sovereignty'

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, in Paris on Friday, a visit he says signals France's full commitment to Lebanon's "recovery" and "sovereignty". The country's new government is facing a crippling economic crisis, as well as the need to rebuild after the recent Israeli-Hezbollah war.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon warns of ‘new war’ as death toll from Israel strikes rises

At least seven people killed across Lebanon in the largest Israeli escalation since the November 27 ceasefire.

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