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Hezbollah, Israel tensions heat up over border

US-led mediation over Israel's maritime borders with Lebanon complicated by border tensions with Israel.

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A picture taken on July 3, 2022, from the Israeli Kibbutz of Baram shows the flags of (L to R) Lebanon, Hezbollah and Palestine swaying in the wind on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel. — JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the United States, over the maritime border between the two countries have made significant progress recently, but there is a catch. 

Threats by Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, however, could complicate negotiations by Israel's government. 

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