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Israel should not have a permanent buffer zone inside Lebanon, the top US diplomat said on Monday, but added that the Lebanese army needed to disarm the Iran-backed group.“Israel has no territorial claims on Lebanon. There isn’t some part of Lebanon that Israel claims belongs to them,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “The problem Israel has is not with Lebanon. It’s with Hezbollah inside of Lebanon.”For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Rubio was speaking after two rounds of talks between Lebanon and Israel held in Washington at the ambassadorial level. US President Donald Trump attended the latest round, which was held last week at the White House.Rubio said the talks had been “very successful,” but stopped short of saying Beirut would join the Abraham Accords in the near future. “I mean, obviously that would be very promising, but we’re not at that point.”Asked if Israel should have a buffer zone inside Lebanon indefinitely, Rubio
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