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LEBANON WAR

Blinken sees hope for 'durable peace' in Lebanon as Israeli forces pull out

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for lasting peace in Lebanon after the United States reported an Israeli pullout.

"We've seen as recently as yesterday now the withdrawal of about more than a third of Israeli forces in Lebanon. I think the ceasefire can be a bridge to a durable peace," Blinken told a news conference in Paris.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for lasting peace in Lebanon after the United States reported an Israeli pullout.



"We've seen as recently as yesterday now the withdrawal of about more than a third of Israeli forces in Lebanon. I think the ceasefire can be a bridge to a durable peace," Blinken told a news conference in Paris.