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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Lebanon’s PM says hopes for Hezbollah ceasefire with Israel in ‘coming hours or days’
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati during a joint press conference with Italy's Prime Minister following their meeting at the government palace in central Beirut on October 18, 2024. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he is striving for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war within days.
“We are doing our best… to have a ceasefire within the coming hours or days,” Mikati says during a televised interview with Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed, adding that he is “cautiously optimistic.”
