Strike on central Beirut as Lebanon death toll passes 100 – as it happened
by Jonathan Yerushalmy, Maya Yang, Tom Ambrose, Yohan from World news | The Guardian on (#6R390)
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Lebanon's information minister, Ziad Makary, has said during a cabinet session that diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire with Israel are ongoing.
He said:
It is certain that the Lebanese government wants a ceasefire, and everyone knows that Netanyahu went to New York based on the premise of a ceasefire, but the decision was made to assassinate Nasrallah.
Diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire are ongoing. The prime minister is not falling short, but the matter is not that easy.
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