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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu contradicted an earlier statement from Pakistan that said the deal included Lebanon, where Israel is at war with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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With Washington and Tehran each claiming victory, the agreement raised the prospect of some respite after nearly six weeks of bombing.
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Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
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Iran and the U.S. and Israel said they would suspend strikes but countries in the region continued to report attacks and Israel said it would not stop its assault in Lebanon.
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President Trump announced a two-week pause on Iran strikes if the country agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had earlier threatened to wipe out the country's infrastructure, saying "a whole civilization will die tonight," if no deal was reached.
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