Israel, Lebanon

Lebanon's new president stresses urgency of Israeli withdrawal from south under truce deal
Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun stressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday the urgency of an Israeli military withdrawal as stipulated by a ceasefire deal that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in November.
Lebanon president says Israel must withdraw from south by January 26 deadline
Lebanon's new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country's south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed last year.His remarks follow a speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem who accused Israel of hundreds of ceasefire violations,
Macron, U.N. Secretary-General: Israel must pull out of southern Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,
France's Macron urges faster Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel on Friday to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as a deadline nears for the pullout under the terms of a ceasefire that ended the war with Hezbollah last year.
Macron calls for strengthening ceasefire in Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for efforts to bolster the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement during his visit to Beirut. Speaking in the Lebanese capital,
Macron announces aid conference to rebuild Lebanon
France's president said Friday that Paris will soon host an aid conference to help rebuild Lebanon after the Israel-Hezbollah war last year, as he visited Beirut in a show of
France's Macron Arrives In Beirut To Meet Lebanon's New Leaders: AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut Friday morning to meet new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, an AFP journalist saw.
US promises $117 mn security assistance to Lebanon's military after weakening of Hezbollah
The announcement from Washington comes as Lebanon seeks to implement the flimsy ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The ...
Lebanon's Salam wins enough support to become PM, angering Hezbollah
Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, won enough support to become Lebanon's next prime minister after ...
Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
In Lebanon, many saw the election on Thursday of Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, as a crucial step ...
Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah
The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of ...
PM-designate Salam extends hand to Hezbollah, aims to rebuild Lebanon
Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday his hands were "extended to everyone", in a gesture to the ...
IDF says it hit Hezbollah in Lebanon after truce mechanism failed to address threats
Israeli war planes struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Force said early Monday, as it accused the truce ...
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Israel warns Lebanon truce could collapse if Hezbollah doesn’t withdraw in south
Israel has warned on Sunday that its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not ...
French president in Lebanon to meet the country’s new leaders and discuss ceasefire with Israel
France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the ...
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Lebanon Braces for Monumental Changes in Next-Door Syria
The fall of the Assad regime will have a substantial impact on Lebanese politics, highlighting border tensions, refugee ...