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US freezes Lebanon aid over arms embargo breaches

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The US House of Representative froze a USD 10 million aid package for Lebanon, accusing Beirut of breaching an arms embargo imposed by United Nations Resolution 1701.

 

A senior American official told Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora that the funds will be funneled once international troops are positioned along the Syria-Lebanon border. (Yitzhak Benhorin)

 

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