Israel and Lebanon signed a ceasefire Wednesday. By Wednesday night both sides were firing. By Thursday morning a UN peacekeeper was dead. Meanwhile, Germany just lost its first-ever UN Security Council seat — and its own foreign minister admitted supporting Israel cost them the votes.
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Israel and Lebanon signed a ceasefire Wednesday. By Wednesday night both sides were firing. By Thursday morning a UN peacekeeper was dead. Meanwhile, Germany just lost its first-ever UN Security Council seat — and its own foreign minister admitted supporting Israel cost them the votes.