Ruins in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Jamie Prentis / The National

DispatchShells boom over Nabatieh as south Lebanon remains on edge

Supposed ceasefire has done nothing to halt sound of explosions for those trying to return

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How have Israeli politicians reacted to US-Iran deal and Netanyahu's justification of it?

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Trump says Israel's Lebanon war 'too long' and Syria could do 'better job'

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Iran says Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon is key to US deal

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El Sisi looks to boost Trump alliance at G7 meeting

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Nations sign statement condemning attack on Barakah nuclear power plant

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Deal gives Middle East hope as US and Iran prepare for signing ceremony

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A temporary encampment for displaced people in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

CommentLebanon runs the risk of becoming a forever front in the Iran-Israel conflict

The Washington-Tehran framework agreement is promising, but it won't resolve the broader regional conflict on its own

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InterviewIsrael must withdraw from Lebanon for peace, says minister

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Israel insists it will not leave Lebanon as Netanyahu flounders over deal

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Who won the Iran war?

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US and Iran agree peace framework and reopening of Strait of Hormuz

MENA

What we know: Inside the US-Iran agreement to end the war

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem

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US IRAN HORMUZ GIF

US and Iran agree peace framework and reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Memorandum to be signed in Geneva on Friday as Tehran hardliners criticise negotiators as traitors

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What we know: Inside the US-Iran agreement to end the war

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem

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CommentThe guns have fallen silent, but for Trump and Iran that's the easy part

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