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EU calls on Israel to stop Lebanon operations

The European Union has called on Israel to cease its military campaign in Lebanon, after the latest Israeli strikes on Beirut.

"The EU is deeply concerned about the ongoing Israeli offensive in Lebanon which already has devastating humanitarian consequences and risks triggering a prolonged conflict," a spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday.

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Kuwait says arrested 10 Hezbollah members, thwarting 'terrorist' plot

Kuwait arrested 10 militants affiliated with the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group on Wednesday, who were accused of plotting "terrorist" actions against vital infrastructure, the interior ministry said.

This was the second Hezbollah-affiliated cell to be arrested in Kuwait this week, as the Gulf faced daily Iranian attacks during the Middle East war, which has seen Tehran-backed groups including Hezbollah join the conflict.

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Iraqi Kataeb Hezbollah says to pause US embassy attacks if Israel stops striking Dahieh

A pro-Iran group in Iraq vowed Thursday to stop attacking the U.S. embassy in Baghdad for five days, but only under certain conditions, with strikes targeting other locations in the country.

After a wave of strikes on the U.S. embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad in recent days, AFP journalists reported no drone or rocket attacks on Wednesday night.

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Hezbollah targets south Israel in deepest strike to date

Air raid sirens rang out late Wednesday across Israel from the north to the south following what Israeli media said was one or more missile launches from Lebanon.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on a report from the N12 television channel that a missile fired from Lebanon had been intercepted over the southern coastal city of Ashdod.

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French FM talks to US and Israeli counterparts ahead of Lebanon visit Thursday

France's foreign minister will visit Lebanon on Thursday, the ministry told AFP, after the EU called on Israel to stop its military strikes on the country.

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Israel says hit Hezbollah-controlled gas stations in Lebanon

Israel's military said Wednesday it had struck gas stations in south Lebanon belonging to a company owned by Hezbollah.

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Katz says Israel struck two Litani bridges in 'message' to Lebanese state

Israel's defense minister said the Israeli military had destroyed two bridges spanning the Litani River in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, alleging they were being used by Hezbollah.

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Report: Netanyahu offered a ceasefire, Hezbollah responded with shelling operation

The Lebanese state has no option left but to seek a humanitarian truce for Eid al-Fitr, after the failure of efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Report: Aoun won't cede negotiations file to Berri or Hezbollah

President Joseph Aoun will not accept that Hezbollah "seize control of the decision to make peace, dictating its form, conditions, and timing," after it had controlled the decision to wage war, informed official sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.

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Geagea suggests Hezbollah ministers shouldn't stay in government

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has wondered whether Hezbollah's ministers "still represent the party in the government after the cabinet declared its military and security wings banned."

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