French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,
Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun, speaking to visiting United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, added that Israel's ongoing military actions in the south of the country 'completely contradicts what was stated in the ceasefire agreement.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday a "more hopeful" future awaits Lebanon after meeting its new leaders in a two-day visit ahead of a deadline for implementing a fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, during which he urged Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon within the deadline set by the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire deal.
Naim Qassem, the Hezbollah leader, called 'on the Lebanese state to be firm in confronting violations, now numbering more than hundreds'
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UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday that Israel's military operations and "occupation" in south Lebanon must cease, nearly two months after the truce that ended the war with Hezbollah.
Lebanon's new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country's south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement an Israel-Hizbollabh ceasefire agreed last year. His remarks follow a speech by Hizbollabh leader Naim Qassem who accused Israel of hundreds of ceasefire violations,
Israel's Cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by militants, along with Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The approval came early on Saturday after a marathon session by the full Cabinet.
Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun stressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday the urgency of an Israeli military withdrawal as stipulated by a ceasefire deal that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in November.