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'On the path to Jerusalem': 11 Hezbollah fighters killed in 24 hours

Eleven Hezbollah fighters have been killed in the past 24 hours, as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the border.

An Israeli drone fired Wednesday two missiles at the outskirts of Kfarshouba as Hezbollah targeted the Branit barracks and another Israeli post facing Naqoura.

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On United Nations Day, UNIFIL urges parties to cease fire along Blue Line

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged "all parties" to cease fire to prevent further harm.

On the U.N. 78th anniversary Tuesday, UNIFIL did not celebrate the way it did in the past years due to the current security situation.

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Jumblat says Bassil playing an 'important role'

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Tuesday said that Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil is playing an “important role,” in reference to the FPM chief’s meetings with the country’s leaders.

Jumblatt said that he along with Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Hezbollah ally Speaker Nabih Berri, are in agreement that the war shouldn't further expand into the tiny Mediterranean country. Jumblatt said that he held calls with top Hezbollah security officials on the matter.

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Macron, Israeli leaders warn Hezbollah against joining war

French President Emmanuel Macron who visited Israel on Tuesday said Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran itself and the Houtis in Yemen, among others, must not take the risk of opening a new front.

Macron said he warned “potential terrorist groups" to stay out of the fight, and “clearly warned Hezbollah with direct messages.”

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Israeli drone bombs car on Lebanon border as missile fired at Galilee

Israel on Tuesday said a guided missile was fired from Lebanon at the northern Israeli region of the Galilee, as an Israeli drone bombed a car near Lebanon’s border, reportedly foiling an attack.

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Mikati visits South, says Lebanon committed to 1701

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati made a surprise visit Tuesday to restive south Lebanon, whose border area has been witnessing deadly clashes between Israel and Hezbollah for the past 16 days amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

“We came to our dear South -- which is paying the price of its defense of the entire country in the face of a usurper and merciless entity -- to stress Lebanon’s respect for the international legitimacy resolutions and commitment to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701,” Mikati said during the visit.

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Bassil from Ain el-Tineh: All Lebanese do not want war

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil met Tuesday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh as part of a tour over the military developments in south Lebanon and Gaza.

"It's time for accord, not for confrontation," Bassil said after the meeting, as he called for a swift election of a president.

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Third edition of ARAB ART FAIR to be held in Beirut

ARAB ART FAIR, the first art fair for independent artists, where you can find original artworks made by emerging artists at a very good price, is coming for the 3rd edition to Beirut. This all new show that democratizes art, and makes it accessible for everyone, is a revolution in times of making art for everyone.

“ARAB ART FAIR stands out as an exceptional fair where art lovers can find a very good deal with affordable prices from both: very known artists and emerging ones,” a press release said.

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Shea: We reject the threats of some to drag Lebanon into a new war

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea said Monday that Washington and “the Lebanese people” reject “the threats of some to drag Lebanon into a new war,” in an apparent reference to Hezbollah’s attacks against Israeli forces on Lebanon’s border.

”We are … here to say unequivocally that our commitment to the Lebanese people is so much stronger than any cowardly act of violence or terrorism,” Shea said at a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, in which a suicide bomber killed 241 U.S. servicemembers.

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Israel targets 'militants' in Arqoob, missiles fired from Lebanon

The Israeli army shelled Monday the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Rmeish, after it claimed having intercepted 2 drones that entered from Lebanon.

Soon afterwards, two anti-tank missiles were fired at an Israeli post in the Galilee, triggering alert sirens in Kiryat Shmona on the border with Lebanon. Israeli media reported three injuries. The Israeli army also said al-Marj military post, which faces the Lebanese town of Markaba, was attacked.

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