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A key U.S. House of Representatives panel has approved another $680 million for anti-missile defenses for the Israel.
Members the U.S. Congress want President Obama to provide funds to help Israel produce more batteries of the Iron Dome counter-rocket system.
Hezbollah's missiles will remain in place to protect Lebanon from Israeli aggression, the secretary-general of the Shiite resistance movement said.
U.S. weapons shipments to the Lebanese military are under review while lawmakers in Beirut struggle to form a new government, the Pentagon said.
U.S. assistance to the Lebanese military won't fall into the hands of Hezbollah, a U.S. lawmaker said after lifting a ban on military aid.
Iran is ready to help equip the Lebanese army at the request of Beirut, the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon said.
It is important to U.S. and Lebanese national security interests to continue providing assistance to the Lebanese military, the U.S. State Department said.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on the Lebanese government to seek Iran's assistance in providing arms for the Lebanese army.
Washington is planning to review the military assistance program to Lebanon following concerns over Hezbollah's ties to the military, a spokesman said.
A proposed $4 billion cut to the international affairs budget is a threat to U.S. national security, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said.
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