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☆ Meet the Press – December 1, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. He credited President-elect Trump with this ceasefire, Jake, saying, quote, "Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." The second dynamic to watch is, Kash Patel is on the record for the retribution agenda that Donald Trump ran on. I will never forget when you asked former President Trump – President-elect Trump and President Biden during that last presidential debate in 2020 about 545 children who were still separated from their parents. And before we go, the newest member of the Meet the Press family, Frankie Alice Katz was born at 12:23 a.m. on Wednesday.

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☆ Lebanon’s displaced take stock of their losses amid delicate truce
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | Muhammad Darwish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon CNN —Like tens of thousands of Lebanon’s displaced, Hussein Mallah headed to the southern suburbs of Beirut at the break of dawn on Wednesday. The truce between Hezbollah and Israel had just begun, ending a two-month war. Nothing can break our spirits.”In Beirut's southern suburbs, shards of glass crack underfoot and rubble falls from above as people clear wreckage from balconies. Muhammad Darwish/CNNTraffic jams have returned to Hadi Nasrallah Avenue in Lebanon’s capital, the southern suburbs’ main boulevard named after the son of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Marwa, 25, speaks to CNN from her badly damaged home in the southern suburbs of Beirut following two months of displacement.

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☆ Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Rests on a Wobbly Linchpin: Lebanon’s Army
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Jack Nicas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The fragile peace between Israel and Hezbollah largely hangs on 10,000 soldiers in the Lebanese Army. United Nations peacekeeping forces will sometimes accompany the Lebanese soldiers in a supporting role. The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire that ended the 2006 Lebanon War, known as Resolution 1701, also called on the Lebanese Army to keep Hezbollah away from the border, with U.N. peacekeepers assisting. Yet despite those past failures, the international community is once again banking on the Lebanese Army. In recent months, the United States and other nations revived an effort to train, equip and fund Lebanese forces.

Organizations: Lebanese Army, Hezbollah, United Nations, U.N Locations: Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon, Lebanon’s, United States

☆ Ceasefire brings calm in Israel and Lebanon, but fears remain among the displaced
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

After almost 14 months of deadly bombings, the skies above southern Lebanon and northern Israel were quiet Wednesday as a ceasefire negotiated by the United States took effect. In northern Israel, 60,000 people have been forced from their homes, with 80 soldiers and 50 civilians killed, according to local officials. He did not say when those displaced by the fighting might be able to return to their homes in northern Israel. The Israeli military, which has not yet withdrawn from southern Lebanon, said the opposite. Nahariya, northern Israel, seen here Wednesday, is one of the areas affected by the conflict.

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☆ A Biden-brokered cease-fire has begun in Lebanon. Trump's team is claiming credit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump," said Florida Rep. Mike Waltz. Donald Trump's team has claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, which took effect in Lebanon on Wednesday morning. Mike Waltz, the President-elect's national security advisor, posted on X that "everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." AdvertisementAccording to the Associated Press, a senior Biden administration official said that Trump's team was kept informed about negotiations as they unfolded. The official added that the incoming Trump team was not directly involved in the talks.

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☆ Why an 18-year-old UN resolution is critical to ending the Lebanon-Israel war
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —With a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire on the horizon, an 18-year-old United Nations resolution has resurfaced as a blueprint for ending the war. The 60-day cessation of hostilities aims to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, with the hope that it could form the basis of a lasting truce. Resolution 1701 was adopted to end a 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, and had kept relative calm in the area for nearly two decades. Here’s what we know about the resolution and why it is critical to a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. In 2000, the UN established the so-called Blue Line, a “line of withdrawal” for Israeli forces from Lebanon.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Israel, United States –, State Condoleezza Rice, Cesar Mayoral, Stephen Chernin, “, ”, Rabih Daher, Chris McGrath, Bezalel Smotrich, Najib Mikati, Nabih Berri, Amal, Matthew Miller Organizations: CNN, Nations, UN, Lebanese, United, UN Interim Force, State, UNIFIL, Hamas, Getty Locations: Israel, Lebanon, United States, Beirut, Palestinian, Iran, Syria, ”, New York City, Gaza, Lebanese, Marjeyoun, AFP, Aadaysit, Kafarkila

☆ Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Truce With Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | More About Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was expected to meet on Tuesday afternoon with senior cabinet ministers to decide whether to approve a cease-fire with Hezbollah, potentially setting the stage for an end to Israel’s 13-month war with the Lebanese militia. The proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israeli forces would return south of the Israel-Lebanon border, while Hezbollah would retreat north of the Litani River, allowing the Lebanese Army — which is not a party to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict — to fill the vacuum. But many questions about the proposal remain unanswered, including how the Lebanese Army would exert authority over the powerful militia. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Lebanese Army Locations: Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Israel, United States

☆ Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Lebanon Ahead of Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal Talks: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | Euan Ward | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Israeli military also told entire towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate, including Naqoura, where a United Nations peacekeeping force is based. The cease-fire proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement. Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem, suggested last week that the group would accept a truce if Israel stopped striking Lebanon and Lebanon retained its sovereignty. The cease-fire would officially be an agreement among Israel, Lebanon and the mediating countries, including the United States.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mr, Naim Qassem, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Jack Nicas, Myra Noveck, Euan Ward Organizations: Lebanese, United Nations, Lebanese Army Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Israel, United States, States, Jerusalem

☆ Israel-Hezbollah permanent ceasefire has been accepted, Biden says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A permanent ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is scheduled to begin Wednesday, following a yearlong conflict between the Jewish state and Iranian-backed groups. "Over the next 60 days, the Lebanese army and state security forces will deploy and take control of their own territory," said Biden. Earlier in the day Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address that he supported the ceasefire deal, which he sent to his Cabinet for approval. "The ceasefire allows us to focus on the Iranian threat," said Netanyahu. "We will complete the elimination of Hamas, the return of all the hostages and the return of the residents of the north."

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas Locations: Israel, Iranian, France, Lebanese, Gaza, Jewish

☆ US says Israel approved a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of devastating fighting with Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementIsrael has agreed on a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of fighting with Hezbollah. Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a cease-fire to end nearly 14 months of devastating fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. AdvertisementBiden said the cease-fire, designed to permanently end fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border, will take effect at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Israel and Hezbollah have fought against each other for nearly 14 months. At the end of the month, Israeli forces launched a ground invasion into Lebanon — its first in nearly 20 years.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Israel, Netanyahu, Fadel ITANI Organizations: Israel, Hezbollah, White, Lebanese, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Lebanon, Gaza . Israel, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Beirut

CNN —United States envoy Amos Hochstein is due to visit Beirut “imminently” after Lebanon responded “positively” to a US-backed proposal to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday. US ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson relayed the proposal to the Lebanese government via Nabih Berri, the parliament speaker, on Thursday night, a Lebanese official told CNN earlier. According to the official, Hezbollah reviewed the proposal and submitted their response to Lebanese authorities on Sunday evening. The Israeli source added that Hochstein has not yet confirmed when he will arrive in the region. Another Lebanese source familiar with the ceasefire talks told CNN earlier that President-elect Trump has endorsed Hochstein’s ceasefire negotiations track, increasing the chances of its success.

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☆ Scores killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza; suspects arrested for firing flares at Netanyahu's house
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Israeli air strikes overnight and into Sunday have killed scores in Gaza, according to local health officials, as police in Israel arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the city of Caesarea. Basal said 60 people were killed after the IDF bombed houses in the city Sunday morning, and that "dozens are under the rubble." Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the incident crossed “all red lines” in a post on X early on Sunday. According to Lebanon’s health ministry, Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,400 people in the country. Hezbollah attacks have killed about 100 civilians and soldiers in northern Israel, the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southern Lebanon over the last year, according to Israel.

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☆ Lebanese cease-fire efforts inch ahead as Israel keeps up fierce bombardment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Months of U.S. efforts to broker a deal between Washington’s ally Israel and Hezbollah have so far failed. In another potentially promising sign, a senior Lebanese official signalled that Hezbollah would pull its forces away from the Lebanese-Israeli border under a ceasefire. Its terms require Hezbollah to remove fighters and weapons from areas between the border and the Litani River, which runs about 20 miles from Lebanon’s southern border. After 2006, Israel complained Hezbollah fighters and weapons remained in the border are while Lebanon accused Israel of violating the resolution by sending warplanes into its airspace. Hezbollah attacks have killed about 100 civilians and soldiers in northern Israel, the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southern Lebanon over the last year, according to Israel.

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☆ Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hezbollah is considering a US-Israeli ceasefire proposal, sources told CNN, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group intensify. The US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, relayed the proposal to the Lebanese government on Thursday night, a Lebanese official familiar with the discussions told CNN. Those efforts were upended when Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a major bombing attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Another Lebanese official familiar with the discussions around the ceasefire told CNN that US President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed the ongoing negotiations, which have been spearheaded by the Biden administration’s special envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein. The US embassy in Beirut declined CNN’s request for comment on the ceasefire negotiations.

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Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Adopted by the United Nations in 2006 after the last major war between Israel and Hezbollah, 1701 was designed to pave the way for a lasting peace. With Hezbollah excluded, the Lebanese army and thousands of peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) would have maintained an armed presence south of Lebanon’s Litani River. Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon. More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and an estimated 1.2 million have been displaced, according to Lebanese officials.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Matthew Miller, Rabih Daher, Benjamin Netayahu’s Organizations: ”, United, United Nations, United Nations Interim Force, Getty, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel, Biden Administration, UNIFIL Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Israel, United Nations, UNIFIL, Lebanon’s Litani, Lebanese, Kfar Kila, AFP, Gaza

Israel has launched a ground operation southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. Israeli officials said there would be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon but declined to provide a timeline. Here’s what you need to know:• Mass casualties: At least 95 people were killed in Israeli strikes yesterday, adding to a death toll of more than 1,000 since last Monday. • UN opposes ground incursion: “We all know the devastation that an all-out war, a ground war in Lebanon would bring to the people of Israel and the people of Lebanon,” the UN chief’s spokesperson said Monday. • Strikes on Damascus: An Israeli strike has killed a well-know television anchor and two others, state news agency SANA reported.

Persons: •, Joe Biden, SANA Organizations: Lebanese, CNN, UN, UN chief’s, Pentagon, •, Hamas Locations: Israel, Lebanon, • Israel, Damascus, Syria, Germany, •, Gaza, Yemen

☆ Israeli troops have begun a ground war in southern Lebanon. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

More recently, Israel’s military declared a “limited” operation in Rafah, southern Gaza that has left the city in ruins. Shortly before the incursion, Israel’s National Security Cabinet approved the “next phase” of its war with Hezbollah, according to Israeli media. The Lebanese army had also evacuated observation posts at the southern border and moved to barracks in the border villages, according to a Lebanese security source. Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on a village near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on September 29, 2024. What’s unfolded is some of the fiercest fighting between the two longtime foes since the 2006 Lebanon war, which killed 1,100 in the country.

Persons: CNN —, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Yoav Gallant, Nasrallah, Hassan Ammar, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kawnat Haju, Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Netanyahu –, —, Biden Organizations: CNN, Hezbollah, Security Cabinet, Israeli, Palestinian Liberation Organization, PLO, National Security Cabinet, Lebanese, Hamas, Getty, Iran, White Locations: CNN — Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Lebanese, Israel, Beirut's, Gaza, Rafah, Beirut, Beirut’s, Palestinian, Tyre, AFP, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, East, United States

☆ Photos show the chaos and devastation left in the wake of Israel's deadly blitz on Hezbollah's missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Escalating threat of warA Lebanese army soldier sits behind a weapon atop an armored personnel carrier in Beirut's southern suburb. Bilal Hussein/APHezbollah and Israel have been trading fire across the southern Lebanese border for nearly a year amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Last Tuesday, Hezbollah pagers and handheld radios mysteriously exploded, killing more than three dozen people — two of whom were children — and injuring about 3,000 with ties to Hezbollah operations. The militant group accused Israel of the communication-devices-turned-bombs, but Israel denied any involvement. However, US officials told The New York Times that Israel hid explosive material within Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon, with a switch that could remotely detonate them.

Persons: Bilal Hussein, Israel Organizations: AP Hezbollah, New York Times Locations: Beirut's, Israel, Lebanese, Gaza, Lebanon

☆ What happened in Lebanon and why is Israel attacking Hezbollah?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On Monday, Israel intensified its air campaign on Hezbollah, launching “extensive strikes” targeting the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon. It is unclear how many of the casualties were civilians or Hezbollah militants, but many of the locations described by Israel as Hezbollah targets are also residential neighborhoods and villages. The nearly 500 killed on Monday alone is roughly half the number of Lebanese killed throughout the entire 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? The US believes that neither Israel nor Hezbollah are interested in a full-scale war, but a major concern is that Iran, a key backer of Hezbollah, will get involved, US officials told CNN.

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☆ Doctors overwhelmed by blast injuries as civilian impact of device explosions sparks outcry
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Charlene Gubash | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

BEIRUT — Hospitals in Lebanon are packed with people whose hands and eyes have been dealt serious injuries. The streets of Beirut appeared largely back to normal Thursday, but people NBC News spoke with expressed fear and concern. Relatives mourn 9-year-old Fatima Abdallah, who was killed after hundreds of pagers exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon. He went on to call it an act of war against Lebanon, but did not specify how or when Hezbollah would retaliate. Although designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel, Hezbollah is also a political party in Lebanon, embedded in the country’s civilian structures.

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☆ Lebanon: More explosions one day after blasts injure thousands, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Rob Picheta | Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dozens of walkie talkies exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, a security source told CNN, one day after blasts targeting the pagers of Hezbollah members injured thousands. Preliminary information suggested that there were between 15 and 20 explosions in southern suburbs of Beirut, and a further 15 to 20 blasts in southern Lebanon, the source said. At least three people were killed in Sahmar in Rashaya and Western Bekaa in southern Lebanon, state media outlet NNA reported. Hassan Hankir/ReutersThe latest blasts come almost exactly 24 hours after the near-simultaneous explosions targeting pagers of the militant group Hezbollah, exposing a massive security breach among its members. Hezbollah on Tuesday vowed to respond to what it called an Israeli attack, which killed multiple people and injured thousands across Lebanon on Tuesday.

Persons: “, Hassan Hankir, Firass Abiad, … Organizations: CNN, Army Command, Lebanese Army, Lebanese Health Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Sahmar, Rashaya, Sidon, Gaza

☆ Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, Reuters reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The senior Lebanese security source said the group had ordered 5,000 beepers made by Taiwan-based Gold Apollo, which several sources say were brought into the country earlier this year. Israel's Mossad spy agency planted a small amount of explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers ordered by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters. But the senior Lebanese source said the devices had been modified by Israel's spy service "at the production level." Another security source told Reuters that up to three grams of explosives were hidden in the new pagers and had gone "undetected" by Hezbollah for months. "We really got hit hard," said the senior Lebanese security source, who has direct knowledge of the group's probe into the explosions.

Persons: Israel, Tuesday's detonations, Gold, pagers, Jonathan Panikoff, government's, General Hassan Nasrallah Organizations: Hezbollah, Reuters Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Israel, Taiwan, Iran, Lebanese, Taipei, Gaza, U.S

☆ Hezbollah decided months ago to switch from risky cellphones to pagers for security. The low-tech devices just blew up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewHezbollah militants decided to switch from risky cellphones to old-fashioned pagers only months before the devices suddenly blew up across Lebanon on Tuesday, earlier reporting shows. Wireless pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah members mysteriously detonated around Lebanon, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly 3,000 more, including scores of militants, per local estimates. Hezbollah and Lebanon have both blamed Israel for the carnage, which has not claimed responsibility. Lebanese security services told Reuters on Tuesday that the pagers were new models acquired by Hezbollah in recent months. AdvertisementDespite long-standing concerns of escalation, Israel and Hezbollah have managed to avoid a wider confrontation.

Persons: —, Israel, Washington, It's, Marwan Naamani, Benjamin Netanyahu's Organizations: Service, Wireless, Business, US State Department, American University, Getty Images, Reuters, Hezbollah Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Beirut, Ukraine, Lebanese, Israel

Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have risen sharply since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing military campaign by Israel in Gaza. The Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has been firing missiles, mortars and drones into Israel, and Israel has returned that fire. Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the mountainous border have fled as concerns intensify about the possible outbreak of another full-fledged war. On the Lebanese side, residents of Shia-majority towns like Kafr Kila, Adaisa, Aita Al-Shaab and Aitaroun have almost all left. Yet, more than two decades later, some residents still cling to their ancient town and vow not to leave.

Persons: Aita Al, Israel, ” Edouard Achy, ” Organizations: Hezbollah, South Lebanese Army, Israel Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, The Iran

☆ Marjayoun, Lebanon: Residents along border with Israel fear another war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Ben Wedeman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Marjayoun, Lebanon CNN —In the town of Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, around five miles north of the Israeli border, the main square seems almost abandoned. Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have risen sharply since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing military campaign by Israel in Gaza. Damaged property in the town of Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. Sunday mass at the Maronite Church in the town of Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. I decide not to interfere with annoying questions about Israel, Hezbollah, impending war, death, destruction and displacement.

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