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The Lebanese government has declared Hezbollah's "military activities" illegal, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. The Cabinet decided to "outlaw all of Hezbollah's security and military
The United States condemns the attacks that Hezbollah, a long-time proxy of the Iranian regime, has launched against Israel,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz.
As Israel intensifies its campaign against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia, Lebanon is now teetering on the brink of being fully sucked into the escalating US and Israeli war on Iran – a fate the fragile Lebanese government has been desperate to avoid.
The war is expanding into Lebanon, as an Israeli offensive to dismantle Hezbollah has displaced 800,000 people there, with more than 680 people killed.
Israel pounds Hezbollah targets, daring Lebanon to reclaim sovereignty from Iran-backed terror proxy
Lebanon's government calls for Hezbollah disarmament amid renewed Israel conflict, as international leaders including Macron warn against broader war.
In early January, Israel was quietly finalizing plans for a wide-scale operation along its northern border. More than a year had passed since a US-brokered ceasefire nominally ended months of open conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that had culminated ...