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David Hughes

Lammy: UK will support Lebanese military to secure ceasefire

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (Frank Augstein/PA) - (PA Wire)

British troops could train and support the Lebanese armed forces to secure the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hezbollah, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has indicated.

The truce, announced on Tuesday night, will see hostilities between Israel and Iran-backed militants Hezbollah suspended for 60 days, with both sides withdrawing from southern Lebanon.

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