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Lebanon condemns Israel’s 'clear intention' to impose new occupation of its territory

France24 · · 823 words
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“Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut’s airport road on Tuesday as the UN Security Council met after three peacekeepers were killed.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, triggered by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. The chemical, confiscated in 2014 from the cargo ship MV Rhosus and stor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
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“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said troops would occupy parts of southern Lebanon post-war, prompting Beirut to warn of a 'clear intention' to impose a new occupation.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ireland–Israel relations are foreign relations between Ireland and Israel. Relations between the two countries have been complex and generally strained due to their conflicting positions on the Israel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel Katz (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּ״ץ; born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabine…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defense (Hebrew: משרד הביטחון, romanized: Misrad HaBitahon, lit. 'Ministry of Security', acronym: Hebrew: משהב"ט) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsibl…
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“Defence Minister Major General Michel Menassa said Katz's remarks were 'no longer mere threats' but reflected 'a clear intention to impose a new occupation of Lebanese territory'.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Army (الجيش اللبناني, Al-Jaish al-Lubnani), is the nation…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recogniti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of National Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني Wizārat al-Difāʾ al-Waṭanī) is Lebanon's service section for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Ministry is located in Yarzeh, Baabda District…
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“Katz also said Israel would have 'security control' up to the Litani river, an idea which Menassa denounced as 'a deepening of the aggression against Lebanese land and national sovereignty'.”
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“Lebanese authorities say the hostilities have so far killed more than 1,200 people and displaced more than one million others.”
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“Hezbollah has been claiming dozens of attacks against Israeli targets, and said Tuesday that its fighters clashed with soldiers in south Lebanon's Ainata, around four kilometres from the border.”
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“The UN Security Council was meeting on Tuesday following the deaths in recent days of three Indonesian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in two incidents in the country's south.”
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“UN aid chief Tom Fletcher told the Security Council that south Lebanon could become another occupied territory in the Middle East.”
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“One strike hit a building next to Beirut's main airport road after Israel's military warned it would strike a 'Hezbollah facility' there.”
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“Israel's Katz said that 'at the end of the operation, the IDF will establish itself in a security zone inside Lebanon... and will maintain security control over the entire area up to the Litani' River.”
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“Hezbollah also said its fighters attacked Israeli soldiers who attempted to advance towards the town of Bint Jbeil, as well as 'a senior Israeli army leadership convoy' near the frontier.”
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“Israel's Katz said the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese would be 'completely prevented' until northern Israel's security was ensured.”
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“Menassa said Katz's remarks were 'no longer mere threats, but reflect a clear intention to impose a new occupation of Lebanese territory, forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of citizens, and systematically destroy villages and towns in the South'.”
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