US, allies call for 21-day Lebanon ceasefire

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 27, 2024 12:04 am

BEIRUT — The United States and its allies on Wednesday pressed for a 21-day ceasefire in the sharp escalation of fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that has threatened to plunge Lebanon into an all-out war.

Israeli aerial bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds across Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has hit back with barrages of rockets and said a ballistic missile targeted Tel Aviv.

FRESH ANGUISH A man comforts a woman as she reacts with emotion to the scene of an Israeli airstrike in the town of Maisara, north of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, on Sept. 25, 2024. AP PHOTO

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