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US and Iran negotiate divergent ceasefire proposals
“The US and Iran have both offered ceasefire plans, though they are quite the opposite of each other in important ways.”
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Israel seeks a long-term buffer in Lebanon
“And now we have statements from the Israeli Defense Minister suggesting that they could take parts of south Lebanon as a so-called security buffer for the long term.”
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Over a million Lebanese civilians are currently displaced
“A little under a million and a half million people are now displaced from their homes.”
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Diplomacy resumes despite both sides holding maximalist views
“The two ceasefire plans are really far away from each other and a lot needs to be done. But the important thing is that diplomacy is finally starting up again.”
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Israel applies Gaza military tactics to Lebanon
“We're seeing the way that the war is being fought in Lebanon and to a lesser extent in Iran, is that some of those lessons that were taken from Gaza weren't taken as a lesson of warning, but rather as a new sort of military doctrine.”