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Hezbollah chief, Lebanese PM trade barbs over talks with Israel
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem condemned direct talks between Lebanon and Israel as bringing 'shame and humiliation,' while Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Hezbollah of aiding Israel. The seventh round of US-sponsored talks between Lebanon and Israel continued in Rome, as tensions persist over sovereignty and military withdrawal.
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