Funds will come from a U.S. aid package approved by Congress in April 2024 under the Biden administration, totaling at $8.7 billion.

Hussein owns several dunams of olive trees right on Lebanon’s border with Israel. Some of his olive trees, centuries old and inherited from his ancestors, were also uprooted. As for the ones still standing, Hussein has been unable to harvest them because of Israeli attacks.

Lebanon’s president has asked the country’s foreign minister to work on filing a complaint against Israel for building a wall that Lebanon and the U.N. say is

Cluster munitions release dozens or hundreds of “bomblets” that have a high failure rate, leaving explosive hazards.

Lebanon's president has asked the foreign minister to file a complaint against Israel for building a wall inside Lebanese territory.

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that Israel has refused to engage in negotiations to end its occupation of Lebanese territory. In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Salam said President Joseph Aoun has offered to start negotiations with Israel to discuss its withdrawal from the five border outposts.

According to the UN, Israeli forces have carried out more than 500 airstrikes in Lebanon over the first 10 months of ceasefire, killing at least 108 civilians, including 16 children. Israel is violating the ceasefire on a near daily basis, officials have said.

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Thursday that his country is ready to negotiate with Israel and will seek US assistance to initiate talks, as Israeli airstrikes intensify against Iran-backed Hezbollah.