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Mustaqbal Bloc Calls on State to End Security Chaos

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary called on Thursday to end the security chaos across the country by the implementation of a comprehensive plan, in particular in the northern city of Tripoli and along the border with Syria.

“Tension in the towns of Arsal, Akkar and Tripoli shouldn’t be left for lawlessness,” MP Ziad al-Qadri said after the lawmakers' weekly meeting at the Center House.

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Serra Says Hizbullah, Israel Not Seeking Escalation

UNIFIL Commander Major-General Paolo Serra said on Thursday that Hizbullah and Israel are not interested in escalating the situation after the Golan incident.

Israeli public radio quoted Paolo Serra, commander of U.N. peacekeeping troops in Lebanon, as saying Hizbullah too was unlikely to want a full-scale confrontation.

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Finnish President, Suleiman Inspect UNIFIL: Army Will Receive All Types of Weapons

President Michel Suleiman stressed on Wednesday that the capabilities of the Lebanese army should be fortified, pointing out that the military can receive any type of weapons it needs.

“There are no banned arms,” Suleiman said after a short visit to the Headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern town of Naqoura accompanied by his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto.

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2 UNIFIL Soldiers Killed after their Vehicle Overturned in Wazzani

Two soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon were killed on Sunday after their vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon, reported the National News Agency.

It said that a soldier from El Salvador and another from Spain were killed in the accident that took place in the Wazzani region near the Israeli-occupied village of Ghajar.

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Hale Meets Geagea, LF Calls for Adopting Baabda Declaration as Policy Statement Basis

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale discussed on Saturday the latest developments with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea as the party's parliamentary bloc stressed the importance of adopting the Baada Declaration and Bkirki Charter as basis of the cabinet's ministerial policy statement.

According to a statement issued by the LF press office the meeting was held for an hour in Maarab in presence of Elie Khour, Geagea's adviser.

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UNIFIL Patrol Pelted by Rocks in Aita al-Shaab

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon patrol was pelted by rocks by residents of the southern town of Aita al-Shaab as it was taking photographs of the area, reported the National News Agency on Friday.

Spokesman for the force Andrea Tenenti said that some 50 residents halted the patrol as it approached the area, surrounded it, and began pelting it with rocks.

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Report: 2 Palestinians Arrested, Van Seized in Tyre over Terror Links

The army intelligence has arrested two Palestinians from the Bourj al-Shamali camp in the southern city of Tyre over their suspicious involvement in terrorist activities, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday.

One of the suspects used to hold phone conversations with his brother, a Fatah al-Islam member who is imprisoned in Roumieh, it said.

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Bomb Blast Wounds Israeli Soldier near Adaisseh

An Israeli soldier was injured on Monday when a bomb went off near the barbed wire in the southern border town of Adaisseh, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The NNA said that the soldiers was digging a hole near the barbed wire when the bomb exploded.

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Israeli Infantry Unit Crosses Barbed Wire Fence in al-Wazzani

Israeli troops crossed on Tuesday the barbed wire in al-Wazzani hills and deployed at the river's eastern bank, the state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, the Israeli infantry unit was composed of 25 soldiers.

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Israeli Force Removes 2 Devices from Adaisseh under Eyes of Army, UNIFIL

Israeli troops on Monday dismantled and removed two electronic devices from the Lebanese border town of Adaisseh, as Lebanese soldiers and UNIFIL peacekeepers stood guard and monitored the process.

“At 10:45 a.m., a patrol belonging to the Israeli enemy and accompanied by two members of (UNIFIL's) liaison apparatus dismantled and removed the two electronic devices that were placed in the border area of Adaisseh, south of the Blue Line,” a Lebanese army statement said.

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