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Report: US tells Lebanon it is pressing Israel to keep situation under control

From Naharnet · () English

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  • The United States told Lebanon it was working to contain the escalation in the Nabatieh region, according to Nidaa al-Watan.
  • Washington said it wanted to prevent the situation from escalating into a full-scale war.

The United States has told Lebanon that it is pressing Israel to keep the situation in the Nabatieh region under control, according to a report by the Lebanese newspaper Nidaa al-Watan.

The report said contacts took place between Lebanon and the United States as officials sought to contain the current escalation. Washington informed the Lebanese state that it was “doing everything in its power to keep the situation under control and prevent it from sliding into a full-blown war.”

Doing everything in its power to keep the situation under control and prevent it from sliding into a full-blown war.

· United States officials, as reported by Nidaa al-WatanThe reported message described Washington’s stated effort to contain the escalation in Nabatieh.
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