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Netanyahu suggests 'direct talks' with Lebanon on Hezbollah

A Lebanese army soldier stands next to a destroyed residential building the day after an Israeli airstrike in the Ain Mreisseh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, 09 April 2026. At least 182 people were killed and more than 890 others injured after Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations across Lebanon on 08 April, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported. Israel launched a large-scale attack across Lebanon, including central Beirut, a day after the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. The Israeli government said the ceasefire does not cover Lebanon and that strikes on Hezbollah locations will continue. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH

Netanyahu suggests 'direct talks' with Lebanon on Hezbollah

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