Lebanon

Hezbollah fighters killed at least 12 Syrian rebels in an ambush outside Baalbek, in the first clash between the two groups on Lebanese soil. One report said 17 Al Nusrah Front fighters were killed while preparing to launch rockets; another said 14 Free Syrian Army fighters were killed. Hezbollah losses were put at one killed and four wounded. At least 15 rockets from Syria landed in Lebanon over the weekend. Israeli warplanes conducted low-altitude flights over east and south Lebanon today. Parliament postponed general elections for 17 months for security reasons.

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