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U.S. Major General Jasper Jeffers from the Special Operations Command Central arrived in Beirut on November 27 to take up his role as co-chair of the mechanism overseeing the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. He will work alongside Senior Advisor to the President, Amos Hochstein, according to U.S. Central Command. This mechanism, established to monitor and enforce the …

The Biden administration kept President-elect Donald Trump’s team informed about efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which was implemented early Wednesday. Trump’s team, in turn, quickly claimed credit for the agreement, citing it as evidence of the effectiveness of Trump’s policies. Rep. Mike Waltz, who was chosen by Trump to be his national security adviser, took to …

Israeli forces opened fire on several vehicles attempting to enter a restricted area in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops remained after their ground invasion in early October. Three journalists, including a freelance photographer for The Associated Press, reported being shot and wounded by Israeli troops while covering the return of displaced people to the town of Khiam, located about 6 …

On Tuesday, the Israeli military reported that its ground troops had advanced to parts of Lebanon’s Litani River, a key area in the context of a potential ceasefire. The military stated that its forces had reached the Wadi Slouqi region in southern Lebanon, where they clashed with Hezbollah fighters. As part of the proposed ceasefire terms, Hezbollah would be required …

Israel has been focusing on creating a buffer zone in southern Lebanon in an effort to reduce the threat from Hezbollah, but its success in preventing future cross-border attacks is uncertain, according to experts. Since September, Israel has intensified airstrikes on southern Lebanon, escalating its conflict with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group. The Israeli military also deployed ground troops into the …

Four Italian soldiers were slightly injured in a rocket attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), according to Italian officials. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her deep concern and indignation over the incident, stating that the attack on the Italian contingent stationed in southern Lebanon had resulted in injuries to some of the soldiers involved in the peacekeeping …

The Israeli military has initiated an investigation into the death of a 70-year-old Israeli man who was killed in a Hezbollah ambush after entering Lebanon with Israeli forces. Investigators are examining several aspects, including who authorized Zeev Erlich’s entry into the combat zone and why he was allowed to join the forces. Israeli media reports indicate that Erlich was not …

Following two meetings with Speaker Nabih Berri and an evening of intensive talks at the U.S. embassy involving Berri’s aide Ali Hamdan and members of the U.S. delegation, U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein announced that the agreements reached should be acceptable to Israel, according to Al-Akhbar newspaper. The nightly discussions were reportedly accompanied by phone consultations between Israeli officials and members …