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US Envoy Says Israel's Turn To 'Comply' As Lebanon Moves To Disarm Hezbollah

US envoy Tom Barrack is in Beirut less than two weeks after Lebanon's cabinet made a historic decision to disarm Hezbollah (Credit: AFP)

US envoy Tom Barrack on Monday called on Israel to honour commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group.

Under the November truce agreement, weapons in Lebanon were to be restricted to the state and Israel was to fully withdraw its troops from the country, although it has kept forces at five border points it deems strategic.

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