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On Wednesday, Hezbollah launched attacks on several Israeli posts, including Malkia, Naqoura, Shumira, and Ramia, following a morning of relative calm in the southern Lebanon border area. In response, the Israeli army conducted strikes on numerous towns along the border, such as Jabal al-Bat, Aitaroun, Mhaibib, al-Labbouneh, al-Naqoura, al-Bustan, Merwahin, Ramia, al-Jebbayn, Yarine, Blida, Kfarshouba, al-Fardis, Rashaya al-Fokhar, al-Khiam, and …

On Wednesday, the Lebanese Forces Party criticized the Free Patriotic Movement’s leader, Jebran Bassil, accusing him of consistently impeding state progress. This criticism followed Bassil’s strong opposition to the proposed extension of the term of Army Chief General Joseph Aoun, who is set to retire in January. In a statement, the Lebanese Forces, who are in favor of extending General …

In its upcoming Friday session, the Cabinet might consider two options regarding the leadership of the army, as reported by al-Joumhouria newspaper on Wednesday. The first option is to postpone the retirement of the current Army Chief, General Joseph Aoun, for an additional six months. Alternatively, they could assign Brig. Gen. Tony Qahwaji, the director of military intelligence, as the …

FBI investigators have scheduled the exhumation of Joyce Malecki, a young woman whose unsolved murder from 1969 gained renewed interest following Netflix’s documentary series “The Keepers.” The series delved into the similarly mysterious murder of a Baltimore nun, Sister Cathy Cesnik, which occurred just days before Malecki’s death under strikingly similar circumstances. Malecki disappeared in November 1969 after going Christmas …

On Tuesday, Israeli artillery launched strikes on the outskirts of Aitaroun and Houla, two southern Lebanese border towns. The area between Beit Leef and Ramia also saw drone activity targeting unoccupied zones. In response, Hezbollah targeted several Israeli positions, including the al-Raheb, Zariit, Khirbet Ma’ar, and Malkia posts, as well as soldiers at the Jal al-Alam post. Hezbollah claims these …

On Tuesday, the Lebanese Forces highlighted their concerns regarding caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s proposal for a Cabinet session. They interpret this move as a veiled attempt to obstruct the extension of General Joseph Aoun’s term, rather than to facilitate it. The party, which supports extending Aoun’s term, mentioned that any extension decided in the Cabinet would need the defense …

“French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is set to arrive in Lebanon this Friday, as reported by al-Jadeed TV on Tuesday. During her visit, Colonna plans to inspect the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Naqoura on Saturday and will conclude her trip the same day. This visit follows her previous trip to Beirut in October, where she met …

“A Lebanese political figure has accused Israel of using southern Lebanon as a platform for conveying messages to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This accusation comes in light of repeated Israeli strikes on UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) positions in the area, as reported by the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. According to the source, Israel’s actions are intentional and serve …