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Ortagus and Barrack to visit Beirut next week

U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus is expected to arrive in Beirut on Monday from Tel Aviv. Tom Barrack will arrive on Wednesday, L'Orient-Le Jour has learned from diplomatic sources.

Israeli army strike against Islamic Jihad in Gaza

The Israeli army released a statement tonight saying that it carried out a strike against Islamic Jihad in the center of the Gaza Strip, despite the U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement.

Israeli soldiers storm city of Jenin, occupied West Bank

According to the Wafa news agency, citing local sources, Israeli soldiers stormed the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and took up positions in the al-Marah neighborhood.

In the old city, soldiers surrounded a house and opened fire on the surveillance cameras surrounding the building. Significant infantry forces were also deployed throughout the city.

Israeli army claims to have eliminated a Hezbollah commander

The Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted on X announcing the "elimination" of a Hezbollah commander in today's strike in the Nabatieh area of Jebsheet.

Expected in Beirut, Michel Issa warns that patience of international community has its limits

As he prepares to take up his post in Beirut at the end of the month, the new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, stated on Friday that the patience of the international community "is not unlimited," stressing the need for the [Lebanese] Army and official institutions to be "respected and supported, without external interference."

In a message addressed to the Lebanese diaspora, Issa recalled that "U.S. policy remains constant," and emphasized that "the Lebanese government is the only legitimate authority representing all citizens, and that the army and official institutions must be respected, supported and operate without any interference."

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Berri urges 'unity among the Lebanese' as Lebanon enters 'difficult stage'

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Lebanon is entering a "difficult stage," noting that pressure from Israel will take "various forms," and that what's important now is “internal stability and the unity of the Lebanese people around what serves Lebanon’s interests," in an interview with Al Joumhouria published Saturday.

"Give me unity among the Lebanese, and I will give you certain victory over Israel,” Berri said.

"Israel, through its defiance of the cease-fire agreement, has set a goal of undermining this agreement and completely overturning Resolution 1701, thereby seeking to subjugate Lebanon and compel it to accept measures that would affect its sovereignty and threaten its unity and territorial integrity," Berri said.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on visit to Israel

On a visit to Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured that efforts were continuing to repatriate the remains of hostages during a meeting with relatives of two soldiers with dual Israeli and U.S. nationality who are among the 13 still being held in Gaza.

Hezbollah announces one of its members killed in Israeli strike on Harouf

Hezbollah announced the death of one of its fighters, Zein Ftouni, who was killed earlier today in an Israeli strike on his vehicle in Harouf (Nabatieh).

The party said his funeral will take place on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Halloussiyeh.

Multiple Israeli drones violate south Lebanon airspace, sighted at low-altitude

Low-altitude Israeli drone flying over Nabatieh (Photo sent by local resident to our correspondent in southern Lebanon)

An Israeli drone fired a stun grenade near the municipality of Blida (Marjayoun).

Israeli drones have been flying intensely and at low-altitude and intensely over several southern districts, including Nabatieh and Bint Jbeil, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Trump to meet Qatar's emir is stopover en route to Malaysia

U.S. President Donald Trump to meet with Qatar's Emir and prime minister on Air Force One during a refuel stop in Qatar en route to Malaysia for a regional summit, a White House official said, according to Reuters.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will join Trump in Qatar, the official added, Reuters reported.

Victim of Israel's strike on Harouf identified

The victim of the strike on Harouf earlier today has been identified as Zein Hussein Ftouni, originally from Halloussiyeh (Sour), according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Repeated Israeli violations of cease-fire in Gaza

A source at al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza told Al-Jazeera that Israeli gunfire wounded a Palestinian in the center of the Strip.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army destroyed residential buildings southeast of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli gunfire was also reported in Deir al-Balah.

Death toll in Gaza since cease-fire mounts to 93 Palestinians

19 Palestinians were killed and 7 wounded in Gaza in the past 48 hours, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Since the cease-fire started earlier this month, 93 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a result of gunfire and airstrikes, and 324 wounded, the ministry added.

1 killed in Israeli strike on vehicle near Harouf government school, Nabatieh

Israeli missile strike targeted a car in the Sakran neighborhood between Aba, Harouf, and Jibsheet (Nabatieh).

Israeli drones are flying above the targeted location, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon

Health Minister announces start of hospital reconstruction in southern Lebanon

Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine announced "the start of reconstruction of hospitals in southern Lebanon that were damaged by the Israeli aggression against Lebanon."

He also called on all ministers to "take initiatives. We are building our country together and protecting it. We are committed to it together, and we have sacrificed martyrs from the Lebanese army and the resistance together."

Israeli strike targets car near public school in Nabatieh area

Israeli missile strike targeted a car in the Sakran neighborhood between Aba, Harouf, and Jibsheet (Nabatieh), according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

The strike took place the public school in the town of Harouf, Nabatieh district, and near the home of the victim of yesterday's strike, Abbas Karaki.

UN has 'stopped working,' says Brazil's Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the United Nations and other multilateral institutions Saturday, saying they have "stopped working" after failing to protect Gaza's victims of war.

Lula was speaking after meeting Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ahead of a major regional summit where the Brazilian leader would likely meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

"Who can accept the genocide that has been going on in the Gaza Strip for so long?" Lula told reporters following the bilateral meeting, aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations.

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Hamas political bureau member condemns Smotrich's remarks

Izzat al-Risheq, a member of Hamas' political bureau, condemned remarks by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who said that Saudi Arabia should "continue riding camels" if it demands a Palestinian state as a condition for normalizing relations with Israel.

In a statement posted on Telegram, Risheq said that "Smotrich's brazen and reprehensible statements against Saudi Arabia are not a slip of the tongue."

He added that "this racist view [of all Arabs and Muslims] has been used by the Zionist movement since its inception."

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Israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinans in Tulkarem, according to Wafa

The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that Israeli forces arrested three people in Tulkarem, an area in the occupied West Bank.

According to the agency, Mohammad Abdel Rahim Ajouli and Mohammad Wasfi Harsha were arrested in the town of Qaffin after their homes were raided, and Maazuz Jaroun was arrested at his home in Shuweika.

UNRWA condemns the blocking of humanitarian aid intended for displaced persons in Gaza

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has reiterated that displaced people in Gaza are in desperate need of shelter and supplies as winter approaches.

"Shelter materials and winter supplies for displaced families are stored in UNRWA warehouses in Jordan and Egypt, but their entry is blocked," the agency said in a message posted on X.

Israeli operation in the vicinity of Kfar Shuba

The Israeli army, armed with machine guns, conducted a search operation from the middle of the Roueissat al-Aalam area towards the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya), according to our correspondent in the region.

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