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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tia Goldenberg and Kareem Chehayeb

Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon

Lebanon Israel US - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Israeli officials demanded Wednesday the freedom to strike Lebanon's Hezbollah as part of any cease-fire deal, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region attempting to clinch an agreement.

The development came as an airstrike hit the historic Syrian town of Palmyra, killing 36 people, according to Syrian state-run media, which blamed the attack on Israel. The Israeli military declined to comment.

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