BAKU: 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.
According to Anadolu Agency, 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.