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Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon has become a strategic dead end as its desire to guarantee its own security collides with the weakness of the Lebanese authorities. The government in Beirut is trying to use diplomacy to restore the Lebanese Armed Forces’ control over the territory.

Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has delivered his sharpest public criticism yet of the European Commission’s growing role in diplomacy and defense, arguing that it is straying beyond its treaty powers and creating confusion over who speaks for Europe on the world stage.

Israel will not accept the presence of Turkish armed forces in Gaza under a US plan to permanently end the conflict in the Palestinian territory, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Monday.

Significant progress has been made on a peace deal between Israel and Hamas which would include the release of all October 7 hostages.