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Iran calls for global action to prosecute Nasrallah’s killers
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denounced Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as people in Lebanon marked the second anniversary of his killing.
The ministry called the assassination a “heinous and unforgivable crime” and urged countries across the globe to fulfill their moral and international legal duty to prosecute and punish those responsible for his death.
“Undoubtedly, neither the passage of time nor the repetition and accumulation of crimes will cause the slightest disruption to the demand for justice and the punishment of the criminals,” it said.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air attack on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on September 27, 2024.
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Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
Israeli strikes and shelling continue across southern Lebanon, with an Israeli Apache helicopter striking a commercial centre near Mayfadoun.
The attacks come as destruction continues across the region despite a US-brokered ceasefire framework.
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Smoke seen in southern Lebanon after reports of Israeli attack
A dense plume of smoke rises from southern Lebanon following reports of an Israeli air attack in the area.
Local sources said the attack took place between the towns of Tibnin and Haris in the Bint Jbeil district.
The extent of the damage, and whether the attack caused any casualties, was not immediately clear.
Israel’s military continues to occupy about 6 percent of territory in southern Lebanon and has refused to withdraw despite a US-brokered “ceasefire”.
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Smoke rises as gunfire heard in southern Lebanon
Bint Jbeil News, a local outlet, is reporting the sound of gunfire in the town of Haddatha. It also posted footage that showed thick columns of smoke rising from buildings in the town.
Earlier, the outlet posted a video showing smoke rising between the towns of Tibnin and Haris in the Bint Jbeil district.
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Israeli military tank targets Arnoun in southern Lebanon
An Israeli Merkava tank has targeted the town of Arnoun in southern Lebanon. It’s not clear whether there are casualties or damage, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Lebanese leaders have called for an end to the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon and the full enforcement of the “ceasefire” as Israeli shelling and demolitions continue.
Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least 4,386 people and wounded 12,407 others since March 2. Israeli forces have occupied up to 600sq km of Lebanese territory up to the Litani River.
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Israel attacks southern Lebanon with aircraft as violence continues
Israeli warplanes carried out an air strike between the towns of Mayfadoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiya. It is unclear whether there are casualties or the extent of damage done.
The ongoing attacks come despite a US-brokered framework deal signed between Israel and Lebanon in June in Washington, DC aimed at establishing a ceasefire.
Under the terms, Israeli troops would gradually withdraw and the Lebanese army deploy on the condition that the Iran-allied Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is disarmed.
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Big blast rocks al-Mansouri as Israeli forces intensify operations in south Lebanon
Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting that a short while ago, Israeli forces carried out a “massive explosion” in the town of al-Mansouri in the Tyre district.
According to the news agency, the explosion caused “strong tremors” and was heard across the city of Tyre and several surrounding villages.
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Lebanese PM Salam meets US Secretary of State Rubio
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC.
According to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), the meeting was in the presence of Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raggi and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh Moawad.
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US continues to push for Lebanon ceasefire implementation
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met for a little over an hour at the US State Department, where lower-level discussions continue between diplomats from both countries.
Washington is really trying to advance the 14-point peace plan that was brokered by the United States in June and agreed upon by Israel and Lebanon.
This framework calls for an end to the fighting, full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory and control of the Lebanese state of its territory, as well as the disarming of non-state armed groups, such as Hezbollah.
US administration officials are saying that implementing this framework remains a priority for the White House, as US President Donald Trump a few weeks ago said, after he invited his Lebanese counterpart, President Joseph Aoun, to the Oval Office, where Trump expressed sympathy for Lebanon and offered support.
But the implementation of this framework agreement continues to have its challenges, as the Israeli destruction of parts of southern Lebanon continues, with millions of people still displaced and thousands killed. Ceasefire talks continue in Rome, where another round is set for October.
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Israeli forces intensify artillery shelling in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces have fired artillery shells towards al-Mabarrat school in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA).
It said heavy Israeli artillery also targeted the outskirts of the town of Beit Yahoun, in the Bint Jbeil district.
NNA reported that Israeli forces used live ammunition in a raid on the outskirts of the town of Haddatha in Bint Jbeil district.
Earlier, Israeli forces detonated controlled explosions in the village of al-Mansouri in Tyre district.
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PM Salam pushes for full implementation of deal with Israel in Rubio meeting
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called for a full implementation of a framework agreement with Israel, “leading to the restoration of Lebanon’s full sovereignty”, in his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC.
Salam “stressed the need to move to the stage of implementation of the tripartite framework and translation of the principles of reciprocity and phased implementation into practical steps and tangible results on the ground”, according to his office.
The steps must lead “to the restoration of Lebanon’s full sovereignty, the achievement of a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory, and the confinement of weapons to the state throughout its territory”, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
Salam also “called for the establishment of a credible verification mechanism to monitor implementation and ensure compliance with the commitments” and stressed the importance of continued US support to the Lebanese military, tasked with the difficult mission of disarming Hezbollah.
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Rubio affirms ‘strong US support’ for Lebanon in meeting with PM Salam
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed Washington’s strong backing for Lebanon as the country works to implement the Trilateral Framework, describing it as “the only path to a durable peace with Israel”.
In a post on X after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Rubio said that “the United States stands with a sovereign Lebanon, free from Hizballah [Hezbollah] and Iranian influence”.
As we have reported earlier, Salam pushed for a full implementation of a framework agreement with Israel, “leading to the restoration of Lebanon’s full sovereignty, the achievement of a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory, and the confinement of weapons to the state throughout its territory”.
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Israeli military claims completion of operation in southern Lebanon’s al-Mansouri
The Israeli military has claimed that troops from its 55th Brigade completed an operation in southern Lebanon’s al-Mansouri village to “remove threats to the State of Israel”.
In a statement, the Israeli army claimed it destroyed more than 600 Hezbollah sites, including eight underground routes.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported a “massive explosion” earlier in al-Mansouri that was heard across several surrounding villages.
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