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The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Lebanon’s cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, gives no timeline

Five Shia ministers walk out of cabinet debate as Hezbollah remains adamant it will hold onto its weapons.

Al Jazeera

Shiite ministers walk out as Lebanon's cabinet debates army plan to disarm Hezbollah

Lebanon’s Cabinet has met to discuss a plan by the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah and consolidate weapons under state control

The Independent UK

Worst drought in decades threatens Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

Experts say rainfall has been declining for decades in Syria, where a fledgling government is trying to stitch the country back together following 14 years of civil war.

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Lebanon To Discuss Army's Plan To Disarm Hezbollah

The Lebanese government is set to discuss on Friday an army plan to disarm Hezbollah, which the Iran-backed group opposes, accusing the cabinet of playing into the hands of Israel and the United States.

International Business Times

The worst drought in decades is threatening Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are in the grips of one of their worst droughts in decades, which is drying rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and even leading to water cutoffs in major cities

The Independent UK

Israeli drones dropped grenades near peacekeepers in south Lebanon, UN says

Unifil condemns ‘serious attack’ on Tuesday morning as it was clearing a road and adds that no one was hurt

The Guardian - UK

Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in what UNIFIL calls a serious attack

The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli drones have dropped four grenades close to U.N. peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks

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UNIFIL says Israeli drones drop grenades near peacekeepers in Lebanon

‘This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets’ since November ceasefire, UN force says.

Al Jazeera

Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah?

US envoy Barrack proposed the zone, but analysts say locals don’t trust Israel or the US’s ability to control it.

Al Jazeera

850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad's fall, UN says

An official with the U.N. reguee agency UNHCR says that since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighboring countries

The Independent UK

UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon was renewed. What happens next?

Everything you need to know about UN Interim Force in Lebanon and the renewal of its mandate until the end of 2026.

Al Jazeera

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

Lebanese army plans to carry out 'sensitive missions' amid US-backed Hezbollah disarmament plan

The Lebanese military chief says the army will soon carry out “sensitive missions” and take necessary steps to ensure their success while preserving civil peace in the crisis-hit nation

The Independent UK

UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure

Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026

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France's Macron hails UN decision to extend peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed a United Nations decision to keep its peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon until 2027.

The Independent UK

Israel’s double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital likely broke rules of war

There are very limited circumstances in which a hospital or its medical staff could ever be a lawful target

Euronews

UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon after nearly five decades

The multinational peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL has played a significant role in monitoring the security situation in southern Lebanon for decades, including during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict last year.

Al Jazeera

Displaced return home and reclaim lost roots as Syria tries to rebuild

Syrians – both refugees and internally displaced – are returning home in increasing numbers since the fall of al-Assad.

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The Conversation

Israel’s ‘double-tap’ hospital strike probably breached rules of war

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Al Jazeera

Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli drone explosion in southern Lebanon

Lebanese army says two other personnel wounded after crashed Israeli drone explodes during inspection in Naqoura area.

Al Jazeera

US envoy says calling Lebanon reporters ‘animalistic’ was ‘inappropriate’

Tom Barrack says he was telling Lebanese journalists to ‘be civilised’ but notes that they were ‘just doing their job’.

International Business Times

UN Security Council Votes For Lebanon Peacekeepers To Leave In 2027

The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026

Amid US pressure, vote extends peacekeeping mission but then calls for ‘orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal’.

The Independent UK

Lebanese official: Disarmament of Palestinian camps could pave way for new refugee rights

Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon have started handing over weapons to the Lebanese army

Euronews

US diplomat Tom Barrack apologises for using word 'animalistic' to describe reporters in Lebanon

The American ambassador to Turkey made the comment during a visit to Beirut on Tuesday.

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