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Israeli shelling continues as Lebanon’s PM demands withdrawal in UN speech

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed the United Nations General Assembly, demanding an end to Israeli occupation and the release of Lebanese detainees. Despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces continue to shell southern Lebanon and demolish homes. Since March 2, over 4,386 people have been killed and more than 12,407 injured in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called for an end to Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, emphasizing that his country will not become "an arena for the conflicts of others" or a bargaining chip. He demanded Israel's full withdrawal from Lebanese territory up to its internationally recognized border and the release of all Lebanese detainees. Despite this call for peace, Israeli shelling continued on the ground; Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces carried out an explosion near Taybeh and Deir Siryan and an air strike in Froun, causing fires. The situation highlights ongoing tensions between Israel and Lebanon despite diplomatic efforts to resolve them.

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⚖️ Leans left Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 60/100
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⚖️ Leans strongly left Hedges 1 of 17 claims Outlet record 60/100
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Dawn
⚖️ Leans strongly left Hedges 0 of 20 claims Outlet record 72/100
“The articles discuss different events related to Israeli actions but describe separate incidents occurring in Gaza/West Bank and Lebanon respectively.”
Al Jazeera
Hedges 5 of 57 claims Outlet record 60/100
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Hedges 0 of 12 claims Outlet record 66/100
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Israeli NORP · 13× Lebanese NORP · 8× Lebanon GPE · 7× Salam PERSON · 5× Israel GPE · 4× Froun GPE · 3× Hezbollah ORG · 2× Israelis NORP · 2× Palestinian NORP · 2× Nawaf Salam PERSON · 1×

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Speaking at the UNGA, Salam said his government had entered into negotiations with Israel, mediated by the United States and President Donald Trump, “to end the war and restore Lebanon’s sovereignty”, adding that the success of any agreement is measured not by intentions but by fulfilment of commitments. “What is required is to complete the translation of this agreement into practical steps within a clear timetable and with a verification mechanism that ensures the implementation of all its provisions,” he said.
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Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called for an end to the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon and the full enforcement of the ceasefire, as Israeli shelling and demolitions continue. asserted
shelling → call → ceasefire
“We want the war to end and we want the ceasefire [with Israel] consolidated,” Salam said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. asserted
Salam → want → Friday
The prime minister demanded a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory up to its internationally recognised border and the release of all Lebanese detainees. asserted
minister → demand → detainees
As delegates gathered to listen to Salam, on the ground in Lebanon, Israeli forces carried out a large explosion near Taybeh and Deir Siryan, while an Israeli air strike targeted a valley between Froun and Ghandourieh, triggering a large fire. asserted
strike → gather → fire
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Froun, said the reality on the ground is that the conflict is far from over. asserted
conflict → report → ground
“From the ground here in Froun, we can still see Israeli warplanes and drones flying at low altitudes in the skies above and Israeli artillery shelling is still causing uncontrollable fires. asserted
shelling → see → fires
Lebanese civil defence and firefighters are not being allowed by the Israelis to reach these areas and put out the flames,” she said. asserted
she → allow → flames
“More than 60 towns in southern Lebanon are still occupied by the Israeli army, where the Israelis are carrying out a systematic campaign of demolitions,” Khodr added. asserted
Khodr → occupy → demolitions
Israeli forces are “blowing up people’s homes, despite the framework agreement in which there is supposed to be a ceasefire that they have signed with the Lebanese government,” she said. asserted
she → blow → government
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have killed at least 4,386 people and wounded 12,407 others since March 2 , when the current Hezbollah-Israel war started. asserted
war → kill → March
Since then, Israeli forces have occupied up to 600sq km of Lebanese territory up to the Litani River. asserted
forces → occupy → River
A US-brokered framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel in June provides for a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory and the deployment of the Lebanese army in areas vacated by Israeli forces. asserted
agreement → broker → forces
Speaking at the UNGA, Salam said his government had entered into negotiations with Israel, mediated by the United States and President Donald Trump, “to end the war and restore Lebanon’s sovereignty”, adding that the success of any agreement is measured not by intentions but by fulfilment of commitments. “What is required is to complete the translation of this agreement into practical steps within a clear timetable and with a verification mechanism that ensures the implementation of all its provisions,” he said. asserted
he → speak → provisions
He focused on state sovereignty, saying it “cannot be untouchable in one place and negotiable in another, nor can the rules of international law apply to some but not to others”. asserted
rules → focus → others
Salam also pledged to oversee the disarmament of Hezbollah in exchange for Israel’s eventual full withdrawal, also saying “weapons must be exclusively in the hands of the state and that decisions on war and peace rest solely with its constitutional institutions”. asserted
decisions → pledge → institutions
Stability in the Middle East can only come with respect for Palestinian rights, he said. asserted
he → come → rights
“There can be no lasting stability in Lebanon without lasting stability in our region, and there can be no stability in the region as long as this organisation [the UN] remains unable to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination, like all other peoples of the world,” Salam said. asserted
Salam → last → world
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