The State Department is waiving $95 million in aid meant for the Lebanese military, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials.

The goal is to assist the Lebanese government with their efforts to decrease Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon and keep the ceasefire with Israel intact, officials told Axios.

“The Department approved an exception to expend the $95 million of foreign military funding recently reprogrammed to Lebanon. We are working with our Department of Defense colleagues to move forward with the implementation of these funds,” a State Department spokesperson told Axios.

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