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France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, to initiate truce talks in Israel-Lebanon border conflict

The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.

Hamas deputy leader killed in drone strike in Beirut, Lebanese PM condemns ‘new Israeli crime’

Saleh al-Arouri, 57, served as deputy director of Hamas's political bureau and was regarded as the de facto head of its military branch in the West Bank.

Missile strikes by Hezbollah and Israel at Lebanon border in new escalation

The violence, deadliest since the two sides fought a war in 2006, is a spillover from Israel's war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Israel rejects calls for ceasefire, Hezbollah strikes back at Israel after Lebanon attack

Tensions increased with Lebanon as an Israeli strike on a car in the south of the country killed three children and their grandmother, Lebanese authorities said.

Israeli jets hit Lebanon as Hezbollah fires more powerful missile

The Israeli army said its warplanes had struck Hezbollah targets in response to an earlier attack from Lebanese territory, and was accompanying the air strikes with artillery and tank shelling.

How ‘jiski jitni hissedari’ pushed Lebanon into never-ending ‘failed state’ spiral

This is the edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1331, published on 17 October 2023, on Lebanon, its constitutional sectarianism & its role in the Middle East.

Amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes, a look at UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon & India’s contribution

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which includes hundreds of Indian troops, has warned about increasing border clashes and pushed for de-escalation.

Israel to evacuate over 20,000 residents of town near Lebanon border after flare up

Evacuees from Kiryat Shmona will be put up in state-subsidised guesthouses, Israel said, joining tens of thousands of Israelis who have already left their homes near the southern Gaza border.

Israel-Hamas war: What is Hezbollah & how it became ‘world’s most powerful armed non-state actor’

Armed by Iran, experienced in fighting Israel & in Syria, & an organisation that has won votes in Lebanon, Hezbollah is different from most known non-state militias.

Is it 6 o’clock or 7? In Lebanon, it could now depend on your religion amid daylight savings row

Govt has decided to delay daylight savings time until 20 April, but influential Maronite Church, businesses & other organisations have said they won't cooperate.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.