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The World in Brief from The Economist
Israel strikes Hizbullah despite ceasefire; Witkoff and Araghchi travel to Switzerland, and more
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Lebanon said that Israeli air strikes killed at least 16 people in the south of the country, just hours after a ceasefire was supposed to begin.
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