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Lebanon says military delegation will press for halt to Israeli attacks at US talks

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Smoke rises in Mansouri following Israeli explosions reported by Lebanon’s state news agency NNA as seen from Hinniyeh, southern Lebanon, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer /File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Oct 17 (Reuters) - A Lebanese military delegation will ​present Beirut's demands for an ‌end to Israeli attacks in Lebanon at a trilateral meeting in Tampa, ​Florida, on October 20, ​the Lebanese presidency said in a ⁠post on X on Saturday.

Lebanon ​and Israel have held a ​number of direct talks in recent months, aimed at ending hostilities since a ​new war erupted on March ​2 between Israel and the Lebanese armed ‌group ⁠Hezbollah, . Sign up here. Under a deal reached through US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks, Beirut ​vowed to ​disarm Hezbollah, ⁠which would in turn lead to Israeli troops ​gradually withdrawing from Lebanon. ​But ⁠Hezbollah has refused to disarm as long as Israeli forces remain ⁠on ​Lebanese land, and ​Israel has continued striking southern Lebanon.

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What we found (1)

Reuters reports Lebanon's plan to press for an end to Israeli attacks at talks in Tampa, and it names Israel as the party still striking southern Lebanon. Its one line of background says the war was "triggered by the wider regional conflict" and names no one who began that conflict. Two days earlier Reuters itself wrote that the regional war was begun by US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

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    “triggered by the wider regional conflict”

    Why this matters
    Reuters says the war was "triggered by the wider regional conflict" and names no one who started that conflict.
    The impression it gives
    A reader comes away thinking the regional war just happened, with no party responsible for starting it.
    The context
    Two days earlier Reuters itself wrote that the regional war was "begun by US and Israeli strikes on Iran". This article leaves that actor out.

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