Lebanon thought there was a ceasefire - then Israel unleashed deadly blitz4 hours agoHugo Bachega,Middle East correspondent, Beirut,Samantha Granville,BeirutandPaulin KolaEPA/ShutterstockIsrael's attacks took the country by surprise on WednesdayThe guns were supposed to have fallen silent. It was, after all, just hours after US President Donald Trump had announced that a two-week ceasefire had...

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