SEC . RUBIO URGES DIRECT MILITARY - TO - MILITARY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LEBANON AND ISRAEL | LIVE BLOG

What happened: Secretary Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about recent developments, including the confiscation of several hundred kilos of explosives from Hezbollah, and urged direct military-to-military communication between Lebanese and Israeli forces. Key numbers: Several hundred kilos of Why it matters: Rubio said returning the explosives to Hezbollah should be out of the question and called for accountability for those who ordered, financed, and directed the shipment. He said deconfliction communication would reduce miscalculation and advance the Trilateral Framework.

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