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Middle East

My Lords, does my noble friend agree that there are clear points of leverage in respect of Hamas—be it Egypt or the European Union—but it is difficult to find equivalent points of leverage in respect of Hezbollah, which, it is asserted, has been preparing for this for six months or so? Hezbollah is well supplied with sophisticated weaponry and the countries that lean on it—Syria and Iran—have every interest in maintaining the problem. Where does my noble friend see any areas in which pressure could be applied on Hezbollah for restraint?