Iran has repeatedly tied a ceasefire in Lebanon to its understanding with the US.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us, a ceasefire in Lebanon is as important as a ceasefire in Iran, and further, an end to the war in Lebanon is as important as an end to the war in Iran,\u201d Iran\u2019s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in Baku during a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the IDF said two Hezbollah gunmen were targeted in an Israeli strike Wednesday after being spotted near troops in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
The IDF said troops of the Givati Brigade\u2019s Reconnaissance Unit, operating in the Ali Taher ridge area near Nabatieh, spotted the two armed Hezbollah operatives, who \u201cposed a threat to forces operating in the security zone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Israeli Air Force and the troops then struck the operatives \u201cto remove the threat,\u201d the military added.<\/p>\n
IDF Arabic Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee posted to X images of the gunmen and their weapons.<\/p>\n
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