The statement said pilot zones would be created to be controlled by the Lebanese Armed Forces. AFP

Lebanon and Israel agree to ceasefire after US-brokered talks

Three countries issue joint statement with truce contingent on Hezbollah moving all operatives from area south of Litani

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CommentLebanon needs to get over its America Derangement Syndrome

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How Lebanon became a bargaining chip in US-Iran negotiations

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Lebanon becomes political crisis for Netanyahu

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Hamas leaders head to Egypt for talks in bid to salvage Gaza peace plan

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Exchange of messages between Iran and US 'halted' despite Trump claims of near-deal

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EditorialIsrael is repeating its past mistakes in Lebanon

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Destruction after an Israeli strike on Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza city. Reuters

Gazans fear further displacement as Israel moves to expand area of control

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military to occupy 70 per cent of enclave

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UN chief gives options for new force in southern Lebanon after Unifil withdraws

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France says nothing can justify scale of Israeli operations in Lebanon

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israel's threat of new strikes on Beirut

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Egypt condemns Somaliland's decision to open embassy in Jerusalem

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Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank

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Israel ready to resume attacks on Beirut as invasion of south Lebanon expands

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Somaliland ambassador Mohamed Hagi, right, presents his diplomatic credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem. EPA

Egypt condemns Somaliland's decision to open embassy in Jerusalem

Israeli recognition of breakaway region viewed by Cairo as challenge to its influence in Horn of Africa

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Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank

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Israel ready to resume attacks on Beirut as invasion of south Lebanon expands

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EditorialWill the world ever see real accountability for alleged Israeli military crimes?

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