Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s proposed initiative included a request to establish a “complete ceasefire” with Israel and a plea for logistical support for the Lebanese Armed Forces.

In a statement, Aoun said Lebanon is seeking a “complete ceasefire” to stop all Israeli attacks by land, air and sea.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced as Israel widens its assault on the Iranian-backed militants that dominate Lebanon.

In order to disarma nd disable Hezbollah, the Lebanese government "will have to clash with it, which they were not willing to do,” Sarit Zehavi told The Jerusalem Post.

The Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil, is all but closed as war in the Middle East expands. A British agency said three ships were hit by unidentified projectiles in or near ...