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Associated Press · 5h

Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and Lebanon ends presidential deadlock

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.

ABC News on MSN · 12h

Middle East live updates: Gaza death toll rises to 46,000, officials say

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

Middle East latest: Death toll in Gaza passes 46,000; Lebanese parliament elects new president

A third of the 100 hostages still held in Gaza are believed to be dead. In Lebanon, the parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

Lebanon has new president

Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one

Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.

The New York Times · 10h

Lebanon Chooses a President After 2 Years of Gridlock

As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have now settled on Joseph Aoun, the leader of the military.

The Boston Globe · 5h

Lebanon has new president: armed forces commander

General Joseph Aoun was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States, which funds, trains, and arms the Lebanese military and helped broker a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November.

5hon MSN

Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah’s Waning Influence

Lebanon’s Parliament chose a U.S.-trained general as president, ending a two-year vacancy in a sign of Hezbollah’s waning ...

Jewish Telegraphic Agency2h

Bernie Sanders receives a vote for president of Lebanon as army chief wins

Lebanon has elected a new president after two years of political indecision, but not before some unexpected characters ...

Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran

The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...

10hon MSN

Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending two-year deadlock

Lebanese army commander elected president weeks after a tenuous cease-fire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between ...

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Lebanon Army Chief Joseph Aoun Elected As Country's New President

After his election, Aoun stepped down from his military role and arrived at the parliament in civilian attire to be sworn in.

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U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat ...

2don MSN

US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to ...

1don MSN

Israel, Hezbollah Fighting Stretches a Cease-Fire Deal to the Limit

Both sides are accusing each other of violations as the deadline nears for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon.

8hon MSN

Lebanon: Regional powers cautiously welcome new president

Germany, France and the US have also conveyed optimism.Lebanon' s new President Joseph Aoun on Thursday told members of ...

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