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Live updates - Cease-fire at risk with possible mines in Strait of Hormuz and Israel attacking Lebanon. Follow live updates. Israel has said the cease-fire agreement does not extend to its war in Lebanon with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, although Iran and mediator Pakistan said it does.
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