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How a push to disarm Hezbollah is deepening divisions in Lebanon and raising fears of civil war
A U.S.-brokered Lebanon-Israel deal conditioning Israeli troop withdrawal on Hezbollah's disarmament has intensified political divisions in Lebanon, with Hezbollah and its supporters protesting, raising fears of civil war. The agreement, aimed at achieving peace, has sparked tensions between Lebanon's Western-backed government and Iran-backed Hezbollah, reminiscent of past conflicts.
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