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An end to Israel’s war with Hezbollah was a key demand of Iranian negotiators, who previously accused Israel of breaking the current ceasefire deal with strikes on Lebanon. Israel said that the deal did not cover Lebanon.
Trump announced the agreement as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon — days after the first direct diplomatic talks between the two countries in decades. But a Hezbollah official said the ceasefire was a result of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, and Iranian officials have also taken credit. Hezbollah had opposed direct talks between Lebanon and Israel.
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The regional war that began after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, more than 2,100 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states. Thirteen U.S. service members have also been killed.
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