Lebanon won't accept any deal unless Israeli troops withdraw
6/24/202625 min
The Lebanese president says he will not accept any peace deal that does not include the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. The two sides met in Washington on Tuesday for a fifth round of talks. Hezbollah has accused Israel of violating the recently-agreed ceasefire claiming IDF soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians in Lebanon killing two people.
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[outro jingle] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Ankur Desai, and in the early hours of Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of June, these are our main stories. Lebanon says it will not accept any deal that does not