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Israel has released Lebanese civilian Malek Ghazi in the first such handover since the latest war began. The U.S.-mediated deal is part of a deal expected to see five Lebanese detainees freed, after Lebanon assisted in the search for remains of Lebanese Jewish leaders killed during the civil war.

Fouad Makhzoumi’s allies won 11 of 18 seats in the Beirut Families Union election on August 29, defeating a list backed by the Future Movement in an institution historically associated with the Hariri political camp.

Ali al-Taher, a strategic ridge south of Nabatieh, is rapidly becoming one of the most important battlefields of the Lebanon war. Its elevation gives control over key routes across the south, while Israel says an extensive Hezbollah underground complex lies beneath it.