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The U.S.-brokered agreement requires Hezbollah, which Iran backs, to stop firing first. But the group, not party to the talks, rejected the conditions as a virtual surrender.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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The Lebanese militant group's attacks have caught Israelis off guard, forcing its political and military leaders to scramble for solutions.
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The U.S.-brokered deal depends on Hezbollah halting its attacks first. But the leader of the Iran-backed group rejected those terms, and Israel said that its offensive would continue.
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"We have given no commitment to anyone," the Iranian-backed militant group's leader said after Israel and Lebanon announced a new U.S.-mediated agreement.
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