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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Israel and Iranian-backed mil- militants appear to be keeping a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon for the second straight day. The ongoing clashes between Israel and Hezbollah had threatened to derail negotiations of a preliminary peace agreement between the US and Iran. The interim pact called for a cessation of fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon. But Israeli officials say they will not leave a large swath of Lebanon, which they have deemed a security zone. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

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Israel's foreign minister reiterated on social media what several top politicians have been saying for days: Israel will remain in the self-described security zone, where its troops occupy a large swath of southern Lebanon. The exact boundings of that zone, however, are not clear. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted the interim agreement between the US and Iran as a huge success for Israel. There's widespread dissatisfaction in Israel for the US-Iran preliminary plan. Israel is not part of peace talks, nor a new plan announced for a so-called deconfliction cell to ensure compliance to the ceasefire in Lebanon. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

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