General NewsIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire begins amidst ongoing night raids
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins amidst ongoing night raids
This happened while you were asleep. Here's what global agencies reported during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
6:01 AM EST, November 27, 2024
- During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, aiming to end the conflict in southern Lebanon. Although Israeli forces will not withdraw immediately from Lebanon, they must do so within 60 days, according to the terms of the agreement.
- Even after the ceasefire announcement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli army reported additional night raids on Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed it attacked military targets in Tel Aviv using drones.
- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump signed an agreement with the White House allowing his new team to begin preparing to take over the administration, reported Trump campaign manager Susie Wiles. Contrary to tradition, Trump's team will not use state resources, including cybersecurity measures. The agreement permits representatives from Trump's team to enter various departments and government agencies, meet with current officials who are to help prepare the new administration, and gain access to sensitive information.
- More than 700,000 residents of Haiti, a country with a population of 11 million, have been forced to leave their homes in recent years due to violence from armed gangs, according to a report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
- "I can't say I left Germany in a tip-top state at the end of my term, I really can't," admitted the former chancellor, as quoted by the Tagesspiegel portal. Angela Merkel presented her autobiography, "Freedom," at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.
- John Alfred Tinniswood, the world's oldest man, has died. The record holder lived for 112 years. He was born just a few months after the Titanic disaster.
