Lebanon’s prime minister has called for a truce with Israel

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati today called for a truce with Israel, following talks he had with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot, in the first visit of a high-ranking Western diplomat to Beirut since the intensification of Israeli strikes against Lebanon. “The key to the solution lies in ending the Israeli attack on Lebanon and returning to the call made by the US and France with the support of the EU and Arab and foreign countries for a ceasefire,” Mikati said, according to a statement from the office. of. “The priority is to implement Resolution 1701” of the UN, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, he added. Baro arrived Sunday night in Beirut, where for the first time since 2006 Israel struck a target in the heart of the Lebanese capital, killing three members of a Palestinian armed group. So far, Israeli strikes have focused on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold […]
Source: News Beast

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