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TEL AVIV: Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday Israeli troops will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, declaring that no such demand has come from the Unites States.

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, have repeatedly said they will not pull troops out of southern Lebanon, where they say they have created a security zone to protect residents of northern Israel.