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Berri: We are not an Israeli colony and will never be

Speaker Nabih Berri has said that the latest crisis over Iranian flights should be addressed “responsibly, wisely and away from the media and furor.”

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Jumblat: Lebanon doesn't want group of Lebanese to be tool in Iran's hand

Druze leader Walid Jumblat has noted that “the previous equation in Lebanon has changed due to the political and military circumstances,” adding that “it has been agreed on the need to implement U.N. resolutions.”

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Aoun: Hezbollah arms should be part of solutions agreed on by the Lebanese

President Joseph Aoun stressed Monday that “the army is responsible for protecting the border and it enjoys readiness.”

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Qassem says govt. responsible for making Israel honor withdrawal deadline

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a televised speech Sunday that Israel "must withdraw from all of the Lebanese territory that it has occupied" on Feb. 18.

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Hezbollah and Safa denounce attack on UNIFIL

Senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa has denounced Friday's attack on UNIFIL near Beirut's airport during an angry protest by Hezbollah supporters.

Safa said "what happened with UNIFIL... is unacceptable."

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Army fires tear gas to disperse official Hezbollah sit-in on airport road

The army on Saturday fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of Hezbollah supporters that again blocked the road to the airport after the group officially called for a "popular sit-in" to denounce Lebanon's banning of two Iranian planes from landing in Beirut.

Video footage shows tear gas canisters falling on peaceful protesters during a speech by Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qamati, but army sources told TV networks that the tear gas was fired after other protesters "blocked the airport road and attacked army vehicles."

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Israel says targeted key member of Hezbollah air unit in drone strike

Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the south on Saturday, hours after an earlier raid and days before a deadline to complete the withdrawal of its troops.

"An Israeli drone... carried out a strike" on a vehicle in the Iqlim al-Tuffah area, the National News Agency reported, adding that the vehicle caught fire.

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Hezbollah and Amal distance themselves from protesters' attack on UNIFIL

Hezbollah and its ally the Amal Movement appeared to be scrambling to distance themselves from Friday's attack on UNIFIL vehicles near Beirut's airport.

Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV said in a statement posted on its social media accounts that “unruly elements caused chaos with suspicious objectives on the Beirut airport road.”

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UNIFIL urges 'immediate' probe into vehicle torching, UN coordinator says attack unacceptable

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on Friday demanded a "full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities" Friday after one of its vehicles was torched by Hezbollah supporters on the airport road, wounding its outgoing deputy commander.

"Attacks on peacekeepers are flagrant violations of international law and may amount to war crimes," the UNIFIL peacekeeping force said.

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UNIFIL vehicle torched as Hezbollah supporters block airport road anew

A vehicle emblazoned with the logo of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was torched late Friday as supporters of Hezbollah again blocked the road to Beirut airport.

The charred vehicle lay abandoned by the roadside as Lebanese troops deployed in response to the protest and managed to reopen the road and restore order in the area.

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