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Israel renews strikes on south Lebanon despite Mideast truce
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Israel renews strikes on south Lebanon despite Mideast truce

Israel renewed its strikes in south Lebanon on Wednesday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon.The strikes came despite Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Israel on March 2, not claiming any operations since 1am (Tuesday 2200 GMT).For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Israel renewed an evacuation order for an area more than 40 kilometers inside Lebanon, saying ”the battle in Lebanon is ongoing.”It followed another warning to evacuate a building in the southern Tyre region, which Israel then struck, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.NNA reported several strikes across the south.Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has acted as a mediator in the conflict, said the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States applied “everywhere including Lebanon,” but Netanyahu later said the country was

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