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In Lebanon, some rush to leave as possible Israel retaliation against Hezbollah looms
Smoke rises from Israeli shelling on the outskirts of the Lebanese village of Kfar Chouba, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The shelling occurred during an exchange of fire along Lebanon's border with Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Journalist killed, six injured in deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
Reuters' journalist Issam Abdallah takes a selfie picture while working in Maras, Turkey, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah/File Photo
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah on war footing but moves carefully as conflict widens
A general view shows smoke rising on a hill shelled by Israeli forces on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese border village of Dhaira on October 11, 2023. Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel exchanged fire on October 11, in missile strikes the group said were retaliation for the killing of three members, on the fourth day of cross-border tensions. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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IMF warns Lebanon is still facing enormous challenges, years after economic meltdown began
FILE - Protesters throw glass bottles at the Lebanese Central Bank building as they stand next to burning tires they set on fire, as frustrated depositors rally against Central Bank's Gov. Riad Salameh, who is facing corruption charges, and the deepening financial crisis in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 24, 2023. Four years after Lebanon's historic meltdown began, the small nation is still facing "enormous economic challenges," with a collapsed banking sector, eroding public services, deteriorating infrastructure, and worsening poverty, the International Monetary Fund warned Friday, Sept. 15. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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Barrett leads balanced offence as Canada thumps Lebanon 128-73 at FIBA World Cup
Basketball - FIBA World Cup 2023 - First Round - Group H - Lebanon v Canada - Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia - August 27, 2023 Canada's RJ Barrett scores a basket REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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Bullets hit Lebanese defence minister’s car near Beirut, but no one hurt
Lebanese soldiers, top left, standing on their military truck cover boxes that were moved from an overturned truck, right, in the Christian town of Kahaleh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. A truck reportedly carrying weapons for the militant Hezbollah group overturned on a mountain road near the Lebanese capital and was followed by a shooting that left a few people dead, security officials and Hezbollah said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Lebanese trio accused of embezzlement
FILE - Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2019. The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada Thursday slapped sanctions on Lebanon's embattled ex-central bank governor and four family members and close associates for corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department said. Salameh, 73, ended on July 31, 2023 his 30-year tenure under a cloud of investigation and blame for his country's historic economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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Israeli forces shell southern Lebanon border village after rocket lands near disputed territory
A soldier walks near an Israeli army self propelled artillery vehicle on the outskirts of Kiryat Shmona near Israel's border with Lebanon on July 6, 2023. The Israeli army said it was conducting strikes on southern Lebanon after a mortar launched from its northern neighbour exploded in the border area between the two foes. The latest military action was launched three months after the two countries saw their worst cross-border fire in years. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan for more than US$1-billion in Lebanon, legal document shows
Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn, gestures as he talks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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Palestinian officials say Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon kills five militants, Israel denies role
A picture taken from the plain of Khiam shows a Lebanese army soldier standing guard as Israeli troops patrol the border on their side, following skirmishes between Lebanese youths and Israeli soldiers, at a rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, during which tear gas was fired, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
Jewish visitors walk past people reading the Koran, at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes in Jerusalem's Old City, April 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Attacks in Israel, West Bank kill three people as violence rises
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Israel stages rare strikes in Lebanon, also hits Gaza Strip
Streaks of lights are seen from Ashkelon, Israel as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip April 6, 2023. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen
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Lebanon now has two time zones as clock change row deepens divisions
People walk near a clock tower at Parliament Square, in Beirut, Lebanon March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead
FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand on the rubble of a damaged building at the site of a rocket attack, in central Damascus' Kafr Sousa neighborhood, Syria, February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
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Lebanon cleric says judge probing port blast must be allowed to pursue truth
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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Lebanon is on the verge of becoming a failed state after an unprecedented economic collapse
Eric Reguly
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Amid standoff in Beirut blast probe, U.S. national released
Security forces push back relatives of victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, trying to push their way into the palace of justice after breaking the lock of the entrance gate, during a rally outside the building in the Lebanese capital Beirut, to support the judge investigating the disaster, on January 26, 2023, after he was charged by the country's top prosecutor in the highly political case. - One of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions, the August 4, 2020 blast destroyed much of the Lebanese capital's port and surrounding areas, killing more than 215 people and injuring over 6,500. No official has been held accountable for the disaster. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)
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