Article: US envoy Hochstein says Israel to keep withdrawing from western Lebanon until all troops out

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Jan 7, 2025

US envoy Hochstein says Israel to keep withdrawing from western Lebanon until all troops out

PHOTO CAPTION: Israeli soldiers visit the site where a house was damaged, after Israel's military reported projectiles crossing over to Israel from Lebanon, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin

CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said on Monday that he was happy to see the Israeli army withdraw from the western sector of Lebanon back to Israel.

In a news conference in Lebanon following meetings with top Lebanese officials, Hochstein said these withdrawals would continue until the Israeli army was completely out of the country.

(Reporting by Timour Azhari; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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