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Israeli strike kills eight in Sidon as Israel hits south despite Iran ceasefire

An Israeli strike killed eight people in the Lebanese city of Sidon, the health ministry said Wednesday, as the United States and its allies agreed to a ceasefire with Iran.

"The Israeli enemy's strike on Sidon, south Lebanon, resulted in a preliminary toll of eight citizens martyred and 22 wounded," the health ministry said in a statement.

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Israel says Iran ceasefire 'does not include Lebanon', renews strikes on south

Israel renewed its strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday, state media reported, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon.

The Israeli army also issued an evacuation warning for a building near the southern city of Tyre.

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Pakistani PM says Iran-US ceasefire includes Lebanon

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sherif announced early Wednesday that a two-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire would also include Lebanon.

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UN probe finds Israeli fire, Hezbollah IED killed peacekeepers in Lebanon

Three U.N peacekeepers who died in two separate incidents in Lebanon in March were likely killed by Israeli tank fire in one case and by a Hezbollah improvised explosive device (IED) in the other, according to a United Nations probe.

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Anger, sorrow at funeral of Lebanese Forces official killed by Israeli strike

At a church in the mountains outside Beirut, Raymonda Mouawad raged as she buried her brother, killed by an Israeli strike in a war against Hezbollah that he had nothing to do with.

"We shouldn't be forced to bear the guilt of others' mistakes," she said, her voice filled with anger and sorrow.

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Vatican envoy's aid convoy to south Lebanon retreats after taking fire

An aid convoy organized by the Vatican envoy to Lebanon headed for Christian villages in the country's south had to turn back on Tuesday after it came under fire, a security source told AFP.

Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Borgia, who was travelling in the convoy, was being escorted by French peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and was en route to the village of Debl near the Israeli border, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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Israel urges all vessels to evacuate south Lebanon maritime area up to Tyre

The Israeli military on Tuesday urged all vessels in the maritime zone off the coast of southern Lebanon to immediately head north of the city of Tyre, warning that it would operate in the area.

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Lebanon death toll in Israel-Hezbollah war surpasses 1,500

Lebanon's health ministry said Tuesday that the death toll in more than a month of war between Israel and Hezbollah had reached 1,530.

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Aoun 'will not allow' anyone to accuse South Lebanon’s Christians of 'treason'

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that he will not allow strike to occur in war-hit Lebanon. "Anyone attempting to fuel such a trend — whether through social media or media outlets — poses a danger to Lebanon and is committing an act worse than the Israeli attacks," he said, adding that no one can afford to endure internal strife.

"During my term, I will not allow anyone to accuse (Christian) citizens who remained steadfast in their villages and towns (in south Lebanon) of collaboration or treason," Aoun said, calling again for negotiations to end the Israeli war.

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Israel military says completed forward deployment in south Lebanon

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had completed the deployment of ground troops along a "defense line" in southern Lebanon, where it is fighting Hezbollah.

A Lebanese military source said the Israeli army had advanced to a depth of between five and nine kilometers inside Lebanese territory.

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