Lebanon · CNBC Technology
Hezbollah reportedly halted fire against northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon early on Wednesday
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French President Emmanuel Macron joined calls for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire deal.
Key facts
- The United Nations says over 1.1 million people have been displaced in Lebanon attempting to flee Israeli attacks, which have killed over 1,200 people in the country
- In 2025, they started seeing a bit of a recovery, a bit of a resuscitation after years of a crisis
- We're getting mixed signals, or mixed reports," Amer Bisat, Lebanese economy minister, told CNBC on Wednesday
- Obviously, their hope, their demand, has always been to end hostilities," he told CNBC's Dan Murphy
Summary
Lebanon is seeking urgent clarity on whether it's part of the ceasefire pausing the Iran war, its economy minister told CNBC, adding it was getting "mixed signals. Israel, which has been striking Iranian-allied Hezbollah targets within Lebanon, has said the two-week truce does not apply to the country and on Wednesday issued an evacuation order for the southern city of Tyre ahead of potential strikes. "They're getting mixed signals, or mixed reports," Amer Bisat, Lebanese economy minister, told CNBC on Wednesday. "Some are suggesting that Lebanon is part of a ceasefire, others, including from Israel, are suggesting that it's not. Lebanon's status in the ceasefire seems uncertain after the deal was announced late on Tuesday.