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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Israeli forces have carried out a series of powerful detonations near Lebanon’s UNESCO-listed Beaufort Castle, as they continue to occupy southern Lebanon despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” agreement.
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they → carry → agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Friday that the army blew up a tunnel system in the Beaufort area that they claimed formed a key part of Hezbollah’s plan to infiltrate communities in the Galilee.
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they → say → Galilee
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They said about “700 tons of explosives” were used in the operation, describing it as part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
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They → want → Lebanon
“Israeli forces triggered very powerful explosions around midnight,” in the area near the “Beaufort fortress”, Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said.
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Agency → trigger → fortress
An NNA correspondent reported that the violent explosions shattered windows in several homes in the town of Qlayaa due to the force of the blasts and the shockwaves felt by residents throughout the area.
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explosions → report → area
The Crusader-era castle, located in the southern area occupied by Israel, was added last week to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger.
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castle → locate → Danger
Earlier, NNA also reported that Israeli forces demolished and destroyed a number of caves and houses in the vicinity of al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district using several shells.
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forces → report → shells
NNA added that Israeli forces carried out very large explosions at midnight in the areas of Yohmor al-Shaqif, Arnoun and Kfar Tebnit, the sound of which was reportedly heard across the southern regions.
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sound → add → regions
These developments come despite the signing of a US-sponsored framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon in Washington on June 26.
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developments → come → June
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to speak with a number of officials.
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Aoun → visit → officials
In a joint news conference, Aoun said: “This is what we are determined to achieve: an Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territory, the return of our displaced people to their villages, and their simultaneous return to their state and homeland.”
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we → say → state
Erdogan said: “We wish to join any force that guarantees the stability and security of the region, including any alternative force in Lebanon.”
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that → say → Lebanon
He added that “our support for the Lebanese Armed Forces will continue uninterrupted”, and that “we are ready to assist in the reconstruction of southern Lebanon”.
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we → add → Lebanon
Speaking with Turkiye Today, Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt criticised the recent agreement between Lebanon and Israel, arguing that it does not stipulate a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, but merely speaks of “redeployment”, which he described as a “major trap”.
Israeli forces have advanced more than 10km (6.2 miles) into Lebanese territory in their latest operations in the south of the country.
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forces → speak → country
Since March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 4,333 people and injured 12,236 others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
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attacks → kill → Ministry
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