Israel dismisses calls to add Lebanon to US-Iran ceasefire

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Israel vowed more strikes against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international demands that the fragile truce between the United States and Iran in the Gulf be expanded to cover the war in Lebanon. At least 203 people were killed and 1,000 wounded in the latest strikes, the Lebanese health ministry said. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

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