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VANCE ON LEBANON: IT'S ABOUT REGIONAL PEACE, SO ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH NEED TO HONOUR THEIR PARTS

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“VANCE SAYS THE U.S. EXPECTS THERE TO BE FLARE-UPS FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH”

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