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    <text>A U.S. official says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a effort to push for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, including an ending of Hezbollah attacks on Israel with Israel refraining from escalation in Beirut in return. </text>
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      <text>Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to intensify strikes against Hezbollah. </text>
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    <text>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to 3 weeks. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to three weeks. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump announces that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, after his conversations with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun. </text>
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      <text>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims on social media that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, despite Iran including Lebanon in its terms for agreeing to the ceasefire. </text>
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      <text>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces on social media that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon. </text>
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    <text>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. president Donald Trump both claim that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, despite contrary statements from both Iran and Pakistan on their versions of the ceasefire agreement. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen</slug>
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  <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back on fighting after holding a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah. </text>
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