Naim Kassem’s comments came as Lebanon’s Cabinet was meeting to discuss Hezbollah’s disarmament. Beirut is under U.S. pressure to disarm the group.| Los Angeles Times
The Israeli military says its warplanes have fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility.| Los Angeles Times
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah ended the deadliest bout of violence between the two sides in decades.| Los Angeles Times
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.| Los Angeles Times
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The airstrikes were the latest in what have been frequent and often deadly attacks by Israeli forces during the fragile cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon.| Los Angeles Times
Israel and Lebanon agreed Tuesday to a cease-fire aimed at ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that has killed more than 3,000 and risks igniting a wider war.| Los Angeles Times