Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Tuesday that U.S. officials have promised Israeli strikes on the capital city of Beirut will lessen.

Mikati said he met with U.S. authorities last week who he said were “serious about pressuring Israel to reach a ceasefire.”

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