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"Dozens gathered at Madrid's Puerta del Sol on Friday for a vigil commemorating Lebanese victims of Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday, despite a US- and Iran-brokered two-week ceasefire announced a day earlier. Footage shows attendees lighting candles and placing flowers on a Lebanese flag in the square, while others gathered to pray for the victims. "We have gathered here mainly to come together and give each other a kind of collective embrace, to know that we are still here, that we are here, and to show solidarity with those who are there suffering this completely unjust situation," shared an attendee of Spanish-Lebanese origin. "Most of us cannot sleep at night because of this conflict, as we wait to know where the bombs fall, and how our families and friends are doing," added a Lebanese participant. Dubbed by Lebanese media as 'Black Wednesday', Israel carried out one of its largest bombardments in Lebanon since the 1982 invasion, killing 303 people and injuring 1,150, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The ministry said the death toll from March 2 to April 9 has now risen to 1,888, with 6,092 people injured. The Israeli attacks came as President Donald Trump announced that he had agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire with Iran, subject on Tehran immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Under the deal, Iran agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Israel paused strikes on Iranian territory. Israel and the White House have insisted the agreement does not extend to Lebanon, with Tel Aviv continuing its military operations in the region. Hezbollah resumed attacks on northern Israel in retaliation. US and Iranian delegations are scheduled to discuss peace negotiations in Islamabad on Saturday, April 10, with Vice President JD Vance expected to lead the US delegation, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner."
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