‘Deeply concerned’ Australia says Lebanon should be included in ceasefire
Joint statement calling for aid worker protections amid worsening humanitarian crisis also signed by Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and the UK Australia says Lebanon must be included in the Middle East ceasefire and has led a group of other countries in expressing deep concern about “the worsening humanitarian situation and displacement crisis in Lebanon.” Overnight, Israel carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with Hezbollah began, killing at least 254 peopl
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Australia says Lebanon must be included in the Middle East ceasefire and has led a group of other countries in expressing deep concern about “the worsening humanitarian situation and displacement crisis” as Israel escalates its bombing campaign on Beirut and the country’s south.
Overnight, Israel carried out its largest attack on Lebanon since its war with Hezbollah began, killing at least 254 people and wounding 837, an assault that prompted Iranian officials to warn Tehran could withdraw from the ceasefire agreed with the US this week.
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- ‘Deeply concerned’ Australia says Lebanon should be included in ceasefireGuardian - World · Nick Visser and Guardian staff · Apr 8, 2026, 10:09 PM
- ‘Deeply concerned’ Australia says Lebanon should be included in Middle East ceasefireGuardian - World · Nick Visser and Guardian staff · Apr 9, 2026, 12:48 AM
- Australia ‘firmly believes’ Lebanon should be included in Middle East ceasefire as Israel escalates Beirut bombingGuardian - World · Josh Butler, Nick Visser and Guardian staff · Apr 9, 2026, 2:58 AM
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