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But other areas with significant Hezbollah influence, such as Beirut’s southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley running through eastern Lebanon, have seen little progress amid resistance from the militant group.

The militants easily ambushed their joint convoys with Malian forces, allowing the insurgents to seize more weapons and lay plans to seize the capital.

Israel said it launched strikes against dozens of Hamas assets and targeted 30 militants Tuesday after one of its soldiers was killed in Gaza.

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had reinstated the Gaza ceasefire after carrying out a series of strikes on dozens of militant targets since the previous day.

The militant group still has around 15,000 armed operatives in Gaza, and its chain of command is largely intact, the senior military official said.