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Israel has sharply expanded its military aggression in southern Lebanon, declaring all areas south of the Zahrani River a combat zone and ordering residents to evacuate northward.
Iranian sources said Israel rejected the proposed memorandum demanding "freedom of action" in Lebanon, while Iran insisted on a ceasefire on all fronts and the release of frozen assets.
In the music of Ziad Rahbany, jazz was not imported into Arab culture as a foreign fashion. It was translated into the sound of Beirut: ironic, wounded, political, urban, and unresolved.
Hezbollah has reportedly copied the evolution of drone technology inspired by Russian fiber-optic drones that do not require radio signals or GPS to operate.
Even as Hezbollah appears to have paused fire and Pakistan insists Lebanon was part of the de-escalation package, Israel has pressed ahead with its largest strikes yet.
After Donald Trump threatened to erase Iranian civilization and Israel struck Iranian infrastructure, a two-week ceasefire proposal backed by Pakistan, Egypt, and other regional powers has opened a narrow diplomatic window. But with Lebanon still at the center of dispute, the real test will be whether Israel can be restrained.