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Israeli Strikes Target Hezbollah Strongholds Amid Rising Border Tensions

  Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Mjadel on December 4, 2025. The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it carried out a series of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, escalating tensions along the volatile border. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the operation targeted a training compound used by Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, military structures, and a rocket launch site . The IDF described the strikes as necessary to neutralize threats that violated ceasefire agreements between the two countries. Lebanese state media reported that the raids damaged homes in several villages, including Jbaa and al-Mjadel, sparking accusations from Beirut that Israel was intensifying hostilities and undermining fragile peace efforts. The strikes came less than a week after Israel and Lebanon sent envoys to a military committee tasked with monitoring the ceasefire, part of a U.S.-broker...

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ECB Maintains Record High Interest Rate Amid Debate Over Timing of Cuts

 

The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to keep its key interest rate at a record high of 4% . The decision comes amid a growing debate over the timing of cuts, with some economists predicting a policy pivot starting in April and rate cuts of 150 basis points this year .

The ECB’s decision to maintain the interest rate at its current level is aimed at battling inflation, which has been ravaging the economy. The head of the ECB has warned that cutting interest rates too soon could threaten Europe’s progress in battling inflation.


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