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Diplomacy Inches Forward in Lebanon Conflict

NPR | By Renee Montagne,
Ivan Watson
Published August 8, 2006 at 5:00 AM CDT
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack in Naqoura. In Beirut, 10 die in Israeli airstrikes.
Jeremy Vanderknyff, NPR /
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack in Naqoura. In Beirut, 10 die in Israeli airstrikes.

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