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Lebanon files UN complaint against Israeli attacks on health sector
Beirut: Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs filed a complaint to the UN Security Council through its UN mission, condemning Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health sector between October 8, 2023, and October 24,…
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UN steps up efforts to deliver aid in Lebanon amid fighting
United Nations: The United Nations and its partners in Lebanon are stepping up their efforts to reach people in need amid continued fighting, a UN spokesperson said. A humanitarian convoy, comprised of…
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At least three journalists killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
Beirut: Israeli drone strike kills three journalists in LebanonBeirut, Oct 25 (IANS) An Israeli drone strike killed three Lebanese journalists and injured three more early on Friday in Lebanon, according to Lebanese…
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UNDP projects Lebanon’s economy could shrink 9.2 pc in 2024 if hostilities continue
United Nations: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated that Lebanon’s economy could shrink as much as 9.2 percent in 2024 if the escalating hostilities continue through the end of the…
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At least 10 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Jerusalem: Ten people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, media reported. Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike at dawn, destroying a husseiniya in Maifadoun village in Nabatieh district and killing two…
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Video: Israeli strike in Beirut destroys multi-storey building in seconds
As Israel continues its relentless attacks in Lebanon, a Gaza-like situation is unfolding for residents. A video of a 10-storey residential building in the Chiyah-Ghobeiry area of southern Beirut collapsing into rubble…
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At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in south, northeast Lebanon
At least 19 people were killed and 35 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern and northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday, October 22. The strikes targeted Nabatiyeh and Bint Jbeil districts in Nabatiyeh Governorate,…
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Israeli army demolishes UN observation tower, fence in Lebanon: UNIFIL
Beirut: A bulldozer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “deliberately demolished” an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin, a town in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim…
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Israel kills Lebanon mayor in strike on municipal headquarters
At least 16 people, including a mayor of Nabatiyeh, Ahmad Kahil, have been killed and 52 were wounded in an Israeli air strike on the municipal headquarters in a city in southern…
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Israel renews airstrikes on Beirut’s suburbs
Beirut: Israeli warplanes renewed on Wednesday their raids on Beirut’s suburbs after days of cautious calm, launching three consecutive airstrikes on Haret Hreik. The raids were preceded by an Israeli warning to…
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10 killed, 15 injured in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon: Ministry
Beirut: At least 10 people were killed, and 15 others wounded in a violent Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. TV footage showed that the airstrike, targeting residential…
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Watch: Burj Khalifa lights up in solidarity with Lebanon
Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest edifice in Dubai, was emblazoned with the colours of the Lebanon flag and map as part of the initiative “UAE Stands with Lebanon” campaign on Monday, October…
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Netanyahu urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations to withdraw its UNIFIL peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon. “Secretary-General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm’s way,” Netanyahu said on…
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First Saudi relief plane arrives in Lebanon
The first relief plane of the Saudi air bridge organized by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) arrived on Sunday, October 13, at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport in Lebanon. The…
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Jordan evacuates 35 nationals from Lebanon
Amman: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced the evacuation of 35 nationals from Lebanon aboard a military plane. The plane arrived in Lebanon earlier on Saturday, carrying 15 tons of…
