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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Beirut on Wednesday for talks with Lebanese officials and aid organizations amid Israel’s offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Baerbock landed at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in the Lebanese capital in a German military aircraft. The visit was not previously announced due to security reasons. The trip is Baerbock’s fourth to Lebanon since the October 7 attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel. However, it is her first since Israel escalated its conflict with Hezbollah in September, launching a …

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