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One killed, 5 hurt in Israeli drone strike on Khaldeh

An Israeli drone targeted Thursday a car on the Khaldeh highway at Beirut’s southern entrance, as the Israeli army said it hit a "terrorist" working for Iran.

The Israeli army said it "eliminated a terrorist responsible for smuggling weapons and advancing terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops, on behalf of the Iranian Quds Force", the foreign operations arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

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Conflicting reports on Lebanese response to US paper

Sources from the presidential panel drafting Lebanon’s response to the U.S. paper have said that “the atmosphere of the discussions is very positive,” in remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper.

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Will Israel resume its war on Hezbollah?

Influential diplomatic sources in Beirut have voiced concern that an Israeli strike might target Hezbollah’s military infrastructure north of the Litani River in the coming weeks, with a special emphasis on the Baalbek and Hermel regions, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Thursday.

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Report: Over 2,000 Hezbollah fighters quit after Nasrallah's assassination

Around 10,000 Hezbollah fighters have become completely unfit for combat since the eruption of the Gaza war, sources told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel.

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Will Hezbollah accept to disarm and what will Lebanon get in return?

Ahead of a visit next week by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, Lebanon is preparing a response to a U.S. paper concerning Hezbollah disarmament and Israel's withdrawal and halt of hostilities.

Pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper said Thursday that Hezbollah will not hand over its arms after several media reports claimed that the group is open to discuss its disarmament but wants guarantees that Israel will withdraw.

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Barrack reportedly threatens Lebanese with sanctions over corruption

During his latest visit to Beirut, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack expressed Washington’s concern that “Lebanon might again drown in the same previous policies” in the conduct of both its government and parliament, al-Akhbar newspaper quoted an informed source as saying.

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Hezbollah to respond today to Lebanese amendments to US paper

Hezbollah will on Thursday inform Speaker Nabih Berri of its final response to the Lebanese amendments related to U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s paper, Al-Jadeed TV reported.

“The joint presidential committee will convene again today after receiving the official answer, in order to discuss it and finalize the official Lebanese response,” Al-Jadeed added.

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Qassem says Hezbollah will not give up on right to resist

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that Hezbollah's disarmament is a domestic issue and that Israel "has no business interfering in domestic affairs."

"We will not accept to hand over our land and our arms to the Israeli enemy," Qassem said Wednesday, adding that Hezbollah has the right to resist Israel and will not give up on this right or be affected by pressures.

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Israel's normalization appeal elicits mixed responses in Lebanon and Syria

Israel's overture this week to Syria and Lebanon for a peace deal has sparked mixed reactions in both countries, where the idea of normalizing ties has long been considered taboo.

On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said his country had an "interest in adding countries, Syria and Lebanon, our neighbors, to the circle of peace and normalization while safeguarding Israel's essential and security interests".

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Hezbollah reportedly preparing its own response to US paper

Hezbollah is waiting to receive a copy of the Lebanese paper that is being prepared by President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and PM Nawaf Salam in response to the paper submitted by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, informed political sources said.

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