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Lebanon Urges Citizens To Unite After Israel’s Killing of Hassan Nasrallah

September 29, 2024 admin

Beirut: Lebanon’s army on Sunday warned Lebanese against actions that would disturb public order in the crisis-hit country after Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah. The army in a statement said it “calls on citizens to preserve national unity and not to be drawn into actions that may affect…

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Lebanon May Be Seeing “Largest Displacement” Ever, Says PM Najib Mikati

September 29, 2024 admin

Beirut: Intense Israeli attacks may have forced up to a million people to flee parts of Lebanon in possibly the worst displacement crisis in the tiny country’s history, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Sunday. Mikati told reports that “the estimated number is very high and may reach one million” — which would amount to roughly…

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Israeli officials say they seek to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation

July 29, 2024 admin

Israeli firefighters work to put out a fire caused by a projectile that was fired from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel on July 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag West Asia into all-out war, two Israeli officials…

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US, UK Urge Citizens To Leave Lebanon Amid Israel-Hamas War

October 19, 2023 admin

France, Germany, Canada and Australia have also warned against travel to Lebanon. (File) Beirut, Lebanon: The US and British embassies in Beirut on Thursday advised citizens to leave Lebanon while flights “remain available” as border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. Both countries had already warned citizens against travel to…

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