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(MENAFN) Israel and Lebanon reached a ceasefire agreement Wednesday, following trilateral negotiations held in Washington, according to a joint statement released by both nations alongside the United States.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, at least 17 people were killed and 64 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, despite an ongoing ceasefire and continued US-mediated negotiations between Lebanon and...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, a paramedic was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, despite an existing ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

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(MENAFN) Israel and Lebanon have agreed to move forward with measures aimed at reinforcing an existing ceasefire, following negotiations facilitated by the United States, according to a joint statement issued after discussions held in Washington...

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(MENAFN) Several lawmakers from Germany’s co-governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) have called on the party leadership to adopt a firmer position toward Israel, citing developments in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called on Israel to stop its military escalation in Lebanon, reaffirming support for a ceasefire arrangement in the region, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has described allegations of sexual abuse made by Australian activists detained aboard a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla as “horrific,” according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli authorities have extended the detention of Palestinian women’s national football team player Rand Halawani until Friday, according to Palestinian officials on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Australia has come out firmly against Israel's intensifying military campaign in Lebanon, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong declaring Wednesday that any durable Middle East ceasefire must explicitly encompass Lebanon to have any meaningful...

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday intensified diplomatic pressure on Israel to stand down militarily in Lebanon, as fresh airstrikes killed three people and wounded eight others — just 24 hours after both nations agreed...

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(MENAFN) Activists from Italy who participated in a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza said Wednesday that they were subjected to what they described as torture and mistreatment after an interception by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean...

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(MENAFN) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday urged Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory, describing its continued presence as unlawful and cautioning that ongoing military actions could further destabilize the region....

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(MENAFN) Germany failed to secure a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council on Wednesday, marking an unusual diplomatic setback that analysts linked to global criticism of Berlin’s strong support for Israel.

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(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sidestepped a direct question Wednesday on whether Israel holds nuclear weapons, telling lawmakers the matter is too sensitive for open session and warrants a classified forum instead.

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Authority has sharply condemned Israel's approval of 2,162 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, demanding immediate US intervention to halt what it called Israeli "madness." "All settlement activity is illegal...

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(MENAFN) A fourth round of US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up Wednesday in Washington, D.C., according to Lebanese sources who spoke to media.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon and Israel have reportedly agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire arrangement and introduce “pilot zones” in which the Lebanese Armed Forces would assume full territorial control, with all non-state armed groups excluded,...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement to renew their fragile ceasefire and establish designated "pilot zones" granting the Lebanese Armed Forces exclusive territorial authority — with all non-state actors formally barred from those...

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(MENAFN) The fourth round of US-mediated discussions between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up on Wednesday in Washington, DC, according to Lebanese sources.

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(MENAFN) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday issued a blunt demand for Israel to halt its military campaign in Lebanon, warning that Benjamin Netanyahu's approach is eroding the very security it claims to protect.