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Ortagus blames Lebanon for truce breach, backs Israeli response

Following renewed tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border, U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, stated that Friday’s violation of the ceasefire originated from Lebanese territory. Speaking to Al-Arabiya TV, she reaffirmed that Israel had the right to retaliate after rockets were launched from Lebanon, prompting Israel to carry out an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs — the …

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