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    <date>2026-04-9</date>
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    <text>After pressure from the United States, Israel agrees to hold direct talks with Lebanon in Washington, D.C., but refuses to observe the Iran war ceasefire in Lebanon. </text>
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      <date>2026-04-6</date>
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      <text>The Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife Flavia, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike. </text>
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    <text>Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian town east of Beirut, Lebanon. </text>
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      <text>Hezbollah claims its fighters struck an Israeli military vessel of the coast of Lebanon. </text>
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    <text>Hezbollah claims its fighters struck an Israeli military vessel off the coast of Lebanon. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-22</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/03/22/one-person-is-killed-after-a-rocket-fired-from-lebanon-struck-a-vehicle-near-israel-s-northern-border-marking-the-first</slug>
    <text>One person is killed after a rocket fired from Lebanon struck a vehicle near Israel's northern border, marking the first reported Israeli fatality from cross-border fire since hostilities with Hezbollah resumed earlier in March. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-16</date>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces' 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-14</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/03/14/israel-and-lebanon-are-expected-to-hold-direct-talks-in-the-coming-days-amidst-the-reignited-war-between-israel-and-hezb</slug>
    <text>Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days amidst the reignited war between Israel and Hezbollah. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces issues an evacuation order for Dahieh, Beirut, a densely populated suburb which is also a stronghold of Hezbollah, telling residents to &quot;save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately&quot;. Thousands of people flee following the warning. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces issues an evacuation order for Dahieh, Beirut, a densely populated stronghold of Hezbollah, telling residents to &quot;save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately&quot;. Thousands of people flee following the warning. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military issues an evacuation order for Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, a densely populated suburb which is also a stronghold of Hezbollah, telling residents to &quot;save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately&quot;. Thousands of people flee following the warning. </text>
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      <text>Following a series of drone and rocket attacks by Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces launch a ground offensive into Lebanon, capturing several positions along the Israel—Lebanon border. </text>
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    <text>Following a series of drone and rocket attacks by Hezbollah, the Israeli military launch a ground offensive into Lebanon, capturing several positions along the Israel—Lebanon border. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-2</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/03/2/as-a-response-to-israel-s-attacks-against-iran-and-israel-s-occupation-of-parts-of-lebanon-hezbollah-fired-two-projecti</slug>
    <text>As a response to Israel's attacks against Iran and Israel's occupation of parts of Lebanon, Hezbollah fired two projectiles targeting an Israeli military base near Haifa. Israel then responded with attacks in Beirut and across many villages in Lebanon. At least 52 people are killed and 149 more are injured. </text>
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    <date>2025-04-1</date>
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    <text>Four people are killed, including Hassan Bdeir, a high-ranking Hezbollah official, and seven others are injured by an Israeli airstrike on a building in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon. </text>
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    <name>AFP via ''The Economic Times</name>
    <day>14</day>
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    <month>4</month>
    <permalink>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/rubio-hosts-israeli-lebanese-envoys-for-first-direct-talks-in-decades/articleshow/130263637.cms</permalink>
    <year>2026</year>
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  <text>Israeli and Lebanese officials meet in Washington, D.C., U.S., for the first direct peace talks between the countries in decades, with Israel prioritizing Hezbollah's disarmament and Lebanon limiting its mandate to ceasefire discussions. </text>
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