Azerbaijan welcomes cease-fire agreement between Israel, Lebanon
Azerbaijan calls on all parties to abide by cease-fire and overcome the challenges, says Foreign Ministry
ISTANBUL
Azerbaijan announced that it welcomed a cease-fire deal between Israel and Lebanon, which took effect early Wednesday.
“Azerbaijan welcomes the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and expects this agreement will end the hostilities,” said a Foreign Ministry statement on X.
“Azerbaijan, supporting the resolution of conflicts in a peaceful way … calls on all parties to abide by ceasefire and overcome the challenges,” the statement added.
The cease-fire deal between Israel and Lebanon took effect as of 4:00 a.m. local time (0200GMT), hours after US President Joe Biden said a proposal to end the conflict had been reached, amid hopes it would stop Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese towns and cities and end over a year of cross-border fighting.
More than 3,800 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon and over 1 million displaced since October 2023, according to Lebanese health authorities.
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