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U.S. Supports Israeli Response to Lebanon Rockets, Calls on Army to Disarm Hizbullah
(Al Arabiya-Ynet News) U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said Friday that the Lebanese government and military need to do more to stop Hizbullah and other non-state militias from attacking Israel, throwing Washington's full support behind the Israeli response in Beirut. Ortagus called the rocket launches "blatant violations" of the ceasefire brokered by the U.S. in November. "Israel is absolutely within its rights to respond," she said. "To me, it's insignificant if it's Hizbullah, if it's Hamas or another group. What matters is whenever rockets leave your country and go to another country, then you are unfortunately breaking the ceasefire." "The Lebanese government must restrain the terrorist groups firing rockets. The Lebanese army, which we support, isn't doing enough to confront the groups launching rockets."