Joint statement calling for aid worker protections also signed by Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and the UKFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia 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 people and wounding 837, an assault that prompted Iranian officials to warn Tehran could withdraw from the ceasefire agreed with the US this week. Continue reading...
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‘Deeply concerned’ Australia says Lebanon should be included in Middle East ceasefire
The Guardian World
April 09, 2026
00:48 GMT
Joint statement calling for aid worker protections also signed by Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and the UK Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast 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 people and wounding 837, an assault that prompted Iranian officials to warn Tehran could withdraw from the ceasefire agreed with the US this week. Continue reading...
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