Lebanon, Israel

France proposes plan to speed up Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon, minister says
France has put together a proposal for United Nations peacekeepers, including French troops, replace Israeli forces at key points to ensure those forces leave Lebanon by a February 18 deadline, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Thursday.
Israel seeks another extension for Lebanon withdrawal, source says
Israel is seeking another extension of the deadline for the withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon, a Western diplomatic source says, a request that is likely to raise new concerns in a country with a history of Israeli occupation.
US denies Israel’s request to further push off deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
Washington official confirms Jerusalem asked for extension but says administration planning on keeping to February 18 date for IDF exit
Israel requests to keep troops in Lebanon until Feb. 28, two sources say
Israel has requested to keep its troops in five posts in southern Lebanon until February 28, a Lebanese official and foreign diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday.
Lebanon Rejects Israel Request to Delay Troop Retreat, Media Say
Lebanon has rejected a request from Israel for Israeli troops to stay in the Arab country beyond a withdrawal deadline set as part of a ceasefire agreement, according to a Lebanese media outlet.
Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon: Latest developments
Israel is still pressing to win U.S. approval for retaining five strategic hills in south Lebanon that it deems as strategic for the security of its settlements, something that Lebanon has categorically rejected,
Ortagus due in Lebanon this week to discuss Israel's withdrawal
U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus is due to visit Beirut this week, local media reports said, in her second visit to Lebanon since her appointment. The visit will focus on Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon on Feb.
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Lebanon says refuses Israeli demand to stay in five southern locations
Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel's demand to remain in five southern ...
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Israel destroys several sites in southern Lebanon in new violation of ceasefire deal
The Israeli military said Thursday it destroyed several sites in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement between ...
2024 was the deadliest year for journalists in over three decades. Nearly 70% were killed by Israel, report says
Last year was the deadliest for journalists in more than three decades, with the majority killed in the Middle East, ...
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Speaker Berri to US Delegation: If Israeli Occupation Persists in South Lebanon, Days Will Tell
House Speaker Nabih Berri announced that the American told him that the Israeli enemy will withdraw from South Lebanon by ...
Israel Insists on Posts in Lebanon as US Rejects Pullout Delay
Israel is pushing to hold onto a handful of positions in Lebanon after a request to keep the bulk of its troops in the ...
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Hizbullah’s decline is a boon for Lebanon’s new government
But look beyond appearances, and Lebanon has changed. Hizbullah’s Shia heartlands in south Beirut and Lebanon’s southern ...
Exclusive—Hezbollah Reacts to Israeli Claim Iran Smuggles Funds at Airport
Hezbollah has told Newsweek it rejected the Israeli military's recent claims that an elite Iranian unit was illicitly using ...
Lebanon’s Returnees Find a Homeland Battered and in Need of Their Help
Some who left the country in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and ...
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Southern Lebanon: IDF uncovers weapons cache and launchers aimed at Israel
Troops conducted scans in buildings and thicketed terrain, where they located weapons storage facilities containing stockpiles of missiles, rockets, mortar shells, grenades, explosives, and firearms.