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Israeli military says it ‘mistakenly’ fired interceptor in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military says it mistakenly launched an interceptor towards a target later identified as its own in southern Lebanon.
It added that no injuries were reported, no sirens were sounded, and the incident was under review.
Israeli forces maintained their occupation of southern Lebanon and continued launching attacks in the area despite a US-brokered “ceasefire”.
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Multiple Israeli explosions reported in southern Lebanese towns
Israeli forces carried out several large explosions in southern Lebanon overnight, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
The state news agency reported two large explosions in the town of Haddatha, as well as a “massive explosion” in Beit Yahoun in the Bint Jbeil district.
No casualties were reported.
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Lebanese president meets head of ceasefire monitoring mechanism
Joseph Aoun has met General Joseph Clearfield, chair of the Cessation of Hostilities Supervisory Committee, in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Michelle Sison.
The committee was established in November 2024 to monitor the ceasefire, verify violations and provide direct deconfliction between the Lebanese and Israeli militaries.
However, the meeting comes amid repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire. As we reported earlier, explosions were heard across southern Lebanon overnight, with the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that Israel carried out a “massive” bombing in the village of Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district.
Israeli attacks in the Nabatieh area yesterday also killed a man, while separate attacks targeted an ambulance and firefighters responding to a fire. Israel also continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire agreement requiring the withdrawal of its forces.
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Israel destroys four-storey school in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces have blown up and destroyed a four-storey public school in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency.
The agency said Israeli forces destroyed the Sheikh Naim Mahdi Public School in the centre of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah village, in the Nabatieh governorate, this morning.
No casualties were immediately reported.
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Lebanon’s Aoun discusses framework truce deal with US General Clearfield
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has received US General Joseph Clearfield, the head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), in Beirut.
The meeting addressed the steps to be taken towards the implementation of the framework deal agreed in Washington, DC, on June 26, according to a statement issued by the Lebanese presidency.
The discussions were held in light of the talks conducted by Clearfield in Israel last week, the presidency added.
The MCG4L is a trilateral coordination body established under this agreement.
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Lebanese army says Israeli attacks hindering its deployment in south
The Lebanese army says continuing Israeli attacks are preventing it from completing its deployment in southern Lebanon and hindering the return of residents to their communities.
In a statement posted on X, the army accused the Israeli military of continuing its “assaults and violations of existing agreements and international laws”.
It said the latest attacks included the bombing of a building in the Nabatieh area, as well as a public school, a clinic, a children’s daycare and several homes in the town.
The attacks demonstrate Israel’s “persistence in its destructive approach to inflict the greatest possible damage on the southern villages and towns, and to prevent the establishment of stability”, the army said.
It added that its forces continue to carry out their missions in southern Lebanon but face “significant difficulties” because Israeli attacks are hindering “the completion of its deployment and the return of the residents”.
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Israel carries out two air strikes in southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes have carried out two air strikes targeting the town of al-Mansouri, in Lebanon’s south.
That’s according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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Lebanese PM: Israeli justification for mass demolition in Lebanon’s south ‘does not hold up to any logic’
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has rejected Israel’s claim that its demolition of entire communities in southern Lebanon is targeted at military facilities and condemned what he calls “a grave violation of the principles and rules of international law”.
In a post on X, Salam accuses Israel of “bulldozing and destruction of homes, residential neighborhoods, infrastructure, government buildings, and places of worship” across villages and towns in the south.
“Claiming that villages and towns, with their homes, neighborhoods, government offices, public facilities, places of worship, and infrastructure, are entirely ‘military facilities’ is an assertion that does not hold up to any logic and cannot serve as a cover for their destruction, the displacement of their inhabitants, and preventing them from returning to them,” the post reads.
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Israeli defence minister pledges indefinite military presence in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the country “under no circumstances” will withdraw from land it occupies in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza.
Israel’s i24 news reports that during a visit today to army positions on the front line in southern Lebanon, Katz declared that forces will remain indefinitely in what Israel calls “security zones” in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza.
Israel occupies territory in southern Lebanon, more than half of the Gaza Strip and several strategic positions in Syria, including part of Jabal al-Sheikh, the country’s highest mountain.
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Lebanese families demand answers over detainees held by Israel
Lebanese families rallied in Beirut to demand answers about relatives detained by Israel.
Families say they have received little information about their loved ones, while rights groups accuse Israel of denying detainees due process and Red Cross access.
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US State Department source: Israeli presence in southern Lebanon threatens security of both countries
A source from the US State Department has told Al Jazeera that any permanent Israeli presence in southern Lebanon goes against the commitments set out in the US-brokered framework agreement and threatens the long-term peace and security of both countries.
The Lebanon-Israel agreement was struck in June following months of direct negotiations mediated by the US.
The State Department source told Al Jazeera that Washington expects all parties to act in accordance with the framework agreement, and that the US fully supports Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, including the Lebanese Army’s implementation of the first “pilot areas” in southern Lebanon.
However, the Israeli army has never stopped its attacks on southern Lebanon and, according to the Lebanese Army, is preventing Lebanese troops from fully taking over villages as agreed.
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