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BEIRUT / WASHINGTON: Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire on Tuesday, despite US President Donald Trump’s declaration that he had brokered a deal between the two sides.

The fighting came even as Israeli and Lebanese diplomats met in Washington for a fourth round of direct talks, described by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam as “the least costly choice for Lebanon”.