Lebanon president says country is no longer a pawn amid Israel ceasefire
President Joseph Aoun promised to work to preserve Lebanon's sovereignty and freedom.
President Joseph Aoun promised to work to preserve Lebanon's sovereignty and freedom. Grouped from 14 articles across 5 sources.
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President Joseph Aoun promised to work to preserve Lebanon's sovereignty and freedom.
Celebratory gunfire heard in Beirut as truce takes effect, though Lebanese military reports violations.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. It began at midnight local time (21:00 GMT).
The leaders of Lebanon and Israel agreed to start a 10-day truce at 5 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday.
A 10-day truce between the two countries is now in effect, with Iran-backed Hezbollah voicing support, as negotiations continue between the US and Iran.
US President Donald Trump announced the 10-day ceasefire between the two countries.
Trump said he expected Mr Netanyahu and Mr Aoun to visit the White House “over the next four or five days”.
Trump extended an invitation to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold the first direct meeting at that level in decades.
Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng describes how people and the press in Israel are reacting to the ceasefire with Lebanon.
The US president invites the two countries' leaders to Washington as Israel's prime minister insists troops will not leave southern Lebanon.
BEIRUT, April 17 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that a ceasefire agreed to by his country should be transformed into \"permanent agreements,\" without saying whether he was referring to a prospective peace deal with Israel.
The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.
Few Israelis see this truce as a way out of the conflict with Hezbollah, the BBC's Lucy Williamson writes.
People celebrate on the roads in southern Lebanon as they drive to their homes after the ceasefire announcement.
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Lebanon and Israel are holding first direct talks in decades. Grouped from 14 articles across 7 sources.
Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground report that Israeli bulldozers are also continuing home demolitions. Grouped from 6 articles across 3 sources.
Donald Trump sold a ceasefire in Lebanon as a step towards peace. But that promise hinges on a condition that Lebanon may not be able to deliver.
He said the US will “deal with” the militant Hezbollah situation in an appropriate manner.
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