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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Lee

US shifts more than $100M in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

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

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

In separate notices sent to Congress, the State Department said it was moving $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt and $7.5 million for Israel toward supporting the Lebanese army and its government. The notices were dated Jan. 3 and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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