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Lebanon Claims Progress in Disarming Militant Groups Like Hezbollah
ByEuan Ward January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

The military said it had completed the first phase of a plan to demilitarize armed groups as fears grew that Israel was preparing a new offensive against Hezbollah.

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Aoun, Joseph (1964- ) | Hamas | Hezbollah | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Nasrallah, Hassan | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Salam, Nawaf | Syria | War and Armed Conflicts

Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It
ByAaron Boxerman, Euan Ward, Natan Odenheimer and Hwaida Saad December 20, 2025December 20, 2025

The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel.

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Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
ByChristina Goldbaum November 30, 2025

The pontiff is set to meet political leaders and say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago. It is the first papal visit to Lebanon since 2012.

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Aoun, Joseph (1964- ) | Beirut (Lebanon) | Beirut, Lebanon, Explosions (2020) | Christians and Christianity | Hezbollah | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Leo XIV | Popes | Roman Catholic Church | Turkey

Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
ByChristina Goldbaum November 30, 2025December 1, 2025

The pontiff met political leaders upon his arrival on Sunday and will later say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago.

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Aoun, Joseph (1964- ) | Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations | Beirut (Lebanon) | Dahiya (Lebanon) | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Terrorism | War and Armed Conflicts

Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon
ByAaron Boxerman November 23, 2025

Escalating its attacks on the armed group in Lebanon, Israel said it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff in an airstrike on an apartment building.

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Aoun, Joseph (1964- ) | Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations | Beirut (Lebanon) | Dahiya (Lebanon) | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Terrorism | War and Armed Conflicts

Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon
ByAaron Boxerman November 23, 2025November 23, 2025

Escalating its attacks on the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, Israel killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff in an airstrike on an apartment building.

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Aoun, Joseph (1964- ) | Beirut (Lebanon) | Hamas | Hezbollah | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War

Lebanon, Eager to Stay Out of Israel-Iran War, Warns Hezbollah Not to Join the Fight
ByEuan Ward June 17, 2025

Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon’s military has bolstered its presence in the country’s south to prevent rocket fire.

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