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Israel Ties Pullback From South Lebanon to Hezbollah Disarmament, Group Repeats Refusal

The Israeli military has maintained a presence in southern Lebanon near the border since agreeing to the U.S.-backed ...

Hezbollah chief Qassem says group will confront Israel, IDF 'will not be able to remain in Lebanon'

The IDF "may occupy, kill, and destroy, but we will confront it so that it does not settle," Naim Qassem told Al Mayadeen.

Netanyahu: Israel ready to support Lebanon's disarmament of Hezbollah with phased IDF pullback

The Lebanese government and army are expected to finalize, by next week, an implementation plan for its decision to disarm ...

Israel says it would reduce troops in Lebanon if Beirut takes steps to disarm Hezbollah

The announcement from the Israeli prime minister's office came a day after Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack ...
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Hezbollah chief rejects disarmament, demands Israel comply with ceasefire

Naim Qassem says group will not abandon weapons ‘that protect us from our enemy’, insists on end to Israeli attacks.

Israel demands Lebanon buffer zone, agrees to tone down Hezbollah strikes

Israel reportedly insisted that several villages on the border remain without residents and act as a buffer zone, which ...

French peacekeepers uncover Hezbollah’s remnants in Lebanon - AP explains

French peacekeepers uncover Hezbollah's remnants in southern Lebanon as UNIFIL faces a contentious vote on renewing its ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN2d

Lebanon: Hezbollah Using Sectarian Playbook to Counter State’s Bid to Curb its Weapons

Beirut: Each time Hezbollah faces a political challenge tied to its role in Lebanon, the group falls back on a familiar tool: sectarian mobilization. Political disputes are recast as attacks on the ...