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Israeli army says drone comes under fire over Lebanese skies

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah group says it shot down Israeli drone

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A statue of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, former head of Iran's Quds force, stands in front of a branch of the Hezbollah-run Qard al-Hassan Association, in Ghobeiry, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. As more Lebanese fall into poverty in the country's economic crisis, increasing numbers are turning to the financial arm of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group for help. Qard al-Hassan provides small, interest-free loans in dollars at a time when Lebanese are desperate for hard currency and commercial banks are not lending. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Amid crisis, Hezbollah ‘bank’ a lifeline for some Lebanese

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

A worker cleans a statue of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, installed to commemorate the anniversary of his killing, in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, in Ghobeiry, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

In Beirut, a bronze bust of Iran general sparks controversy

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this Nov. 3, 2014 file photo, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses supporters in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. The Hezbollah leader said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, they still welcome the French initiative to help Lebanon out of its crisis, but said Paris has to change its approach in dealing with local factions and not blame everyone for the failure of forming a new Cabinet. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Hezbollah says it has doubled its arsenal of guided missiles

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The aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. A Lebanese prosecutor filed charges Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 against current and former customs officials over the massive blast at Beirut’s port in August, including a former customs chief who was reportedly the point man for the militant Hezbollah group at the facility. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Presiding judge David Re, right, and judge Janet Nosworthy, left, pose for pictures prior to a session of the United Nations-backed Lebanon Tribunal where it is scheduled to hand down it's sentencing on Salim Jamil Ayyash, a member of the Hezbollah militant group who was convicted of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 others 15 years ago, in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Ayyash is not in custody and is unlikely to serve any sentence. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Lebanon’s Hezbollah sues PM’s brother over blast accusation

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The aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. A Lebanese prosecutor filed charges Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 against current and former customs officials over the massive blast at Beirut’s port in August, including a former customs chief who was reportedly the point man for the militant Hezbollah group at the facility. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Lebanon’s Hezbollah suing those accusing it of port blast

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Judge files charges against 2 over Lebanon port blast

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Israel says Hezbollah drone downed in Israeli airspace

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Gebran Bassil who is a current lawmaker who leads the biggest bloc in parliament and is a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, speaks to journalists at the presidential palace, in Baabda east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The U.S. treasury slapped sanctions Friday, Nov. 6, on Lebanon's ex-foreign minister and a leading Christian political ally of the Hezbollah group, according to the Treasury's website. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese official says US sanctioned him over Hezbollah ties

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, a helicopter flies over a base of the U.N. peacekeeping force, in the southern town of Naqoura, Lebanon. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, Lebanon and Israel held a second round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed maritime border and agreed on a third meeting. The U.S.-mediated talks are being held in a tent at the U.N. post along the border known as Ras Naqoura, on the edge of the Lebanese border town of Naqoura. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon, Israel hold 2nd round of maritime demarcation talks

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Lebanese soldiers stand guard as U.N. peacekeeping vehicles enter the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the southern Lebanese border town of Naqoura, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Lebanon and Israel are to begin Wednesday indirect talks over the disputed maritime border between the two countries in the presence of American officials who are mediating between the Middle Eastern nations. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon, Israel begin indirect talks over maritime border

By BILAL HUSSEIN and BASSEM MROUE and JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An Israeli soldier fires on board the Israeli Navy Ship Lahav during a rare tour of Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. After a coronavirus-related delay, Israel's navy is preparing for the long-awaited arrival of its next generation of missile boats — giving it a powerful new tool to defend its strategic natural gas industry from the threat of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli navy prepares for arrival of new upgraded warships

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

A Hezbollah civil defense ambulance block a road that leads to the site of an explosion that rocked a Hezbollah stronghold, in the southern village of Ain Qana, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. The powerful explosion sent thick grey smoke billowing over the village, but the cause was not clear. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Powerful blast rocks Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon

By ZEINA KARAM and AHMAD MANTASH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2020 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron, left, smiles as he meets Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. In a televised address Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, Aoun warned that the crisis-hit country could be going to “hell” if a new government is not formed. An initiative led by Macron called for a Lebanese government of independent specialists that was to be formed by Sept. 15. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP, File)

Lebanese president warns of ‘hell’ if no new gov’t formed

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Israel charges east Jerusalem woman with aiding Hezbollah

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In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, meets with Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Lebanese officials are holding eleventh-hour negotiations over the formation of a new government, a process which hit snags over the weekend despite a looming deadline to deliver on a promise made to French President Emmanuel Macron. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

US sanctions 2 Lebanon-based firms, Hezbollah-linked person

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A combo picture shows Lebanese Public Works and Transportation Minister Youssef Fenianos entering parliament in Beirut, Lebanon, May 23, 2018, left, and Lebanese former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil arriving at the parliament, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2019. The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 sanctioned Fenianos, a senior member of the Christian Marada Movement that is allied with Hezbollah and the Syrian government, and Khalil, currently a member of the Lebanese Parliament, saying they &quot;provided material support to Hezbollah and engaged in corruption.” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah allies sanctioned by US denounce Washington’s move

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press