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BEIRUT: Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said Monday he was working to ensure his country does not enter the Hamas-Israel war, even as Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging cross-border fire.Najib Mikati said he feared an escalation, with the border skirmishes stoking concerns that Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, could open a new front with Israel."I am doing my duty to prevent Lebanon from entering the war" raging further south, Mikati told AFP in an interview.Cash-strapped Lebanon is facing the possibility of war essentially leaderless, as...