Lebanon president says country is no longer a pawn amid Israel ceasefire

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun declared Lebanon will no longer be a pawn in regional conflicts following a ten-day ceasefire with Israel announced Thursday. The ceasefire ends hostilities that began March 2, causing over 2,200 deaths and displacing one million people. Aoun pledged to transition toward permanent peace agreements protecting Lebanese sovereignty and territorial rights, expressing gratitude to the United States and Saudi Arabia.

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