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On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of the southern town of al-Baysariyeh in the Sidon district, marking the second such attack since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came into effect. According to Israeli army radio, the strike was aimed at a site believed to house Hezbollah rocket launchpads. This follows a similar airstrike on Thursday, when the Israeli military reported …

On Tuesday, four United Nations peacekeepers were injured in southern Lebanon after a rocket hit their base. Another peacekeeping base was also struck by rockets, and a patrol came under fire. The UN’s peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, reported that a rocket, likely launched by non-state actors in Lebanon, hit the Ghanaian contingent’s base near Ramyah village in the east. Four peacekeepers …

Hezbollah announced that its leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, is set to deliver a speech on Wednesday. This comes a day after a previously scheduled address was canceled and as U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein continues efforts in Beirut to mediate an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The Iran-backed group confirmed the speech would take place later in …

The Israeli military reported that it had conducted strikes on over 100 targets in Lebanon over the past day, focusing on what it described as terror-related sites. These included rocket launchers, weapons depots, command centers, and military facilities, according to an official statement. Additionally, the military revealed that on Sunday, its air force had neutralized two Hezbollah commanders responsible for …