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UN peacekeeper dies of wounds suffered in Lebanon last month: UNIFIL

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:13:00 +0000

UNIFIL said at the time of the March 29 attack that one Indonesian soldier was killed and another wounded. File
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The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, announced on Friday (April 24, 2026) that an Indonesian blue helmet died in hospital of wounds suffered on March 29 in an attack on his base.

“UNIFIL deplores the passing today of Corporal Rico Pramudia, who was critically injured following a projectile explosion in his base in Adchit Al Qusayr on the night of 29 March,” the force said in a statement.

Published – April 24, 2026 10:43 pm IST

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Hezbollah chief urges Lebanese government to cancel Washington talks with Israel

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:50:00 +0000

Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. File
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Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday (April 13, 2026) urged Lebanon to cancel a planned meeting with Israel in Washington the following day, reiterating his group’s rejection of direct negotiations with its foe.

“We reject negotiations with the usurping Israeli entity… We call for a historic and heroic stance by cancelling this negotiating meeting,” Qassem, whose Iran-backed group has been at war with Israel since March 2, said in a televised address.

Published – April 14, 2026 05:20 am IST

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Netanyahu authorises direct talks with Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:43:00 +0000

Damaged buildings at Kafr Kila following Israeli army activity across the border between Israel and Lebanon, as seen from Metula on the Israeli side of the border on April 9, 2026.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (April 9, 2026) that he has authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” as a tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered under the weight of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut.

Mr. Netanyahu said he gave the order in response to requests from Lebanon and that talks would focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between the neighbouring countries. He welcomed a call by Lebanon’s prime minister to demilitarise Beirut.

Published – April 09, 2026 10:09 pm IST

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European leaders welcome ceasefire, say it should include Lebanon

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:01:00 +0000

A group of 15 countries led by France, and in coordination with Iran, would facilitate the resumption of shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz, French President Macron said. File
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European leaders welcomed the two-week ceasefire to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, calling for a long-term negotiated settlement and the inclusion of Lebanon in the two-week ceasefire. The conflict had further weakened transatlantic ties, with Europe refusing to join U.S. President Donald Trump in offensive operations in Iran.

Ahead of a trip to West Asia on Wednesday (April 8, 2026), British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the ceasefire and said countries had to “turn it into a lasting agreement and re-open the Strait of Hormuz”.

Published – April 08, 2026 07:26 pm IST

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Israel’s Netanyahu warns strikes in Lebanon ‘not the final word’

admin — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:34:16 +0000

An Israeli airforce Samson C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane flies over the Israeli coastal city of Netanya towards northern Israel, on August 25, 2024.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday’s (August 25, 2024) strikes in Lebanon were “not the final word” in his country’s military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

“We are striking Hezbollah with surprising, crushing blows… This is another step towards changing the situation in the north and safely returning our residents to their homes. And, I repeat, this is not the final word,” Mr. Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting.

He said the military destroyed thousands of “short-range rockets, all of which were intended to harm our civilians and forces in the Galilee”.

“Additionally, the IDF (Israeli military) intercepted all the drones that Hezbollah launched at a strategic target in central Israel,” he said, without identifying what the target was.

Israeli media however reported the target Hezbollah aimed to strike was the headquarters of the Israeli Mossad spy agency near Tel Aviv.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said the main target of his group was Glilot, “the main Israeli military intelligence base” near Tel Aviv.

Israel’s military said there were “no hits” on that base. Israeli media reported that Glilot hosts the headquarters of the country’s Mossad spy agency.

Israeli authorities declared a 48-hour state of emergency but later relaxed most of the restrictions.

There was some disruption to flights in Israel and Lebanon.

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