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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 ...
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US envoy meets Lebanese president in Beirut to discuss Hezbollah disarmament

Tom Barrack, Joseph Aoun discuss implementation of government’s decision to collect all weapons under state control, ...
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Hezbollah defiance: Why laying down arms is 'giving up its soul'

Hezbollah could emerge as a loser since the move could possibly erase its identity as a resistance movement against Israel ...

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.
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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.
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US envoy says Lebanon will present a plan on August 31 to convince Hezbollah to disarm

The representatives will meet in Beirut to discuss Israel's response to the American Hezbollah disarmament proposal ...

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 ...

Senior Lebanese army officer aided Hezbollah to conceal killing of Irish UNIFIL soldier

The UNIFIL peacekeeper, Irish national Private Sean Rooney, was killed in December 2022 while traveling to Beirut in an ...