Lebanon is a Middle Eastern nation located along the Mediterranean Sea. It directly borders Israel to the South and Syria to the North and East.
The nation has been in several conflicts with Israel over the past several decades and tensions along the border happen regularly, particularly with the large Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah, which wields significant political power in the country.
Israeli soldiers were reportedly advancing with two bulldozers into their northern neighbor and searching houses in the Mais al-Jabal area.
Nawaf Salam also asserted that Israel was occupying Lebanese territory.
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2025 will be the year in which all weapons in Lebanon are brought under state authority, President Aoun told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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Israel should withdraw from disputed Lebanese positions and support a strengthened Lebanese army presence in the south.
“This is typical behavior by Israeli media at similar international events. There’s no need to amplify such falsehoods and serve the Israeli enemy,” Lebanon claimed.
Iraq has sought to spotlight the war in Gaza and to bring Arab countries together on this issue.
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The reports in Iraq note that the summit seeks to focus on many issues in the region.