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29 November

Hezbollah fighters and mourners are attending the funeral ceremony of slain top commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs

Hezbollah Says Has ‘Right’ to Respond to Israel’s Killing of Military Commander

Hezbollah's leader said the group had the right to respond to Israel's assassination of its top military chief killed in a strike in Beirut.

24 November

Middle East

Hezbollah fighters and mourners are attending the funeral ceremony of slain top commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs, on August 1, 2024

Staff Writer With AFP

Hezbollah Mourns Top Commander Killed in Israeli Strike

Hezbollah to hold a funeral for its top military chief and other members of the group, a day after Israel killed them in a strike on Beirut.

21 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanese Army Feeling US, Israeli Heat Over Hezbollah Disarmament

Israeli and US pressure on Lebanon's army to speedily disarm militant group Hezbollah is intensifying, with the army chief canceling a visit to Washington after officials snubbed him.

20 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Fear in Palestinian Camp in Lebanon After Deadly Israel Strike

Residents of Lebanon's Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp described their fear after a deadly strike that Israel said targeted a Hamas compound.

19 November

Middle East

A Lebanese army vehicle approaches soldiers stationed near the Ain al-Hilweh camp for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon.

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Says 13 Dead in Israeli Strike on Palestinian Camp in South

Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in the country killed at least 13 people, as Israel struck a Hamas compound.

17 November

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Greece to Send Armored Vehicles to Lebanon

Greece has announced it will send a batch of armored vehicles to Lebanon following talks between the Greek and Lebanese defense ministers.

16 November

Middle East

A UN peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) soldier at the Lebanese southern coastal area of Naqura, by the border with Israel

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Peacekeepers Say Israeli Forces Fired on Them in Southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that Israeli soldiers had shot at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in the country's south.

13 November

Asia Pacific

Members of the Czech Army traverse a field in a Pandur II Armored Personnel Carrier, during vehicular movement drills, alongside the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, March 1, at Hradiště Military Area in Northwest Czech Republic. The 2/34th is in the Czech Republic training with members of its military to increase readiness and interoperability as part of Saber Strike 22, a large scale, multinational exercise taking place between NATO allies throughout Europe. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Cordeiro)

Rojoef Manuel

Indonesia Retires Russian APCs, Deploys Czech Pandurs to UN Mission in Lebanon

Indonesia has swapped its aging Russian-made BTR-80A armored personnel carriers with Czech Pandur II 8×8 vehicles in Lebanon under a UN peacekeeping mission.

10 November

Middle East

Lebanon President Gen. Joseph Aoun walks toward the Grand Serail in Beirut.

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Fighting ‘Terror Financing’, President Tells US

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun told US officials on Sunday his country was tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, days after Washington imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah members.

6 November

Middle East