Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise
Few Israelis see this truce as a way out of the conflict with Hezbollah, the BBC's Lucy Williamson writes.
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- Few Israelis see this truce as a way out of the conflict with Hezbollah, the BBC's Lucy Williamson writes.
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Few Israelis see this truce as a way out of the conflict with Hezbollah, the BBC's Lucy Williamson writes.
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