Ottawa, April 15 -- Ten countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian and displacement crisis in Lebanon and called for the protection of humanitarian workers in conflict zones.

In a joint statement issued on Tuesday (local time), the countries remained "deeply concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation and displacement crisis in Lebanon" and urged an immediate end to hostilities in the region.

"We welcome the ceasefire agreed between the United States, Israel and Iran. We call for an urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon," the statement added.

The signatories stressed that civilians and c...