The 1st full day of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

After President Joe Biden’s announcement of a ceasefire at 4 a.m. in Lebanon, the ceasefire began. Alia Ibrahim, a reporter and the co-founder of the Lebanese online news outlet, Daraj  paints a picture of what the day was like for Lebanese people and what the country’s troubled political institutions may need to contend with next.

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