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Lebanon army says thwarts fresh migrant trafficking attempt

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's military on Friday said it has detained five people in the northern city of Tripoli as they prepared to smuggle 85 migrants by boat to Europe. The announcement came days after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants capsized on April 23 off the coast of Tripoli. Seven...

Nasrallah: Iran could retaliate for Israel strikes

Hezbollah on Friday warned that if Israel continued to target Iran's presence in the region, Tehran could eventually retaliate by striking deep inside the Jewish nation. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's militant group, issued the warning during an event in Beirut, marking...

Lebanon buries dead in migrant boat sinking that killed 7

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Funerals were held across northern Lebanon on Monday for seven people killed when a boat packed with migrants sank over the weekend as the Lebanese navy tried to force it back to shore. The small vessel was carrying nearly 60 people — many times its capacity —...

Survivors blame Lebanon navy for deadly migrant boat sinking

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Survivors of a doomed migrant boat blamed the Lebanese navy on Sunday for sinking it, saying a naval vessel rammed the packed ship while trying to force it back to shore. Meanwhile the death toll of Saturday night's disaster rose to seven, with state media reporting...