Lebanon urges UN to issue Israel-Hezbollah Cessation Resolution

Prime Minister (PM) Lebanon Najib Mikati on Friday (11/10) urged the UN to make a resolution calling for an “immediate” ceasefire between Israel and groups Hizbullah.

Reported by the news agency AFPOn Friday (11/10/2024), Mikati told journalists that Lebanon’s foreign ministry would ask the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for a “complete and immediate ceasefire”.

He said his government was committed to Resolution 1701, which was adopted in 2006, and called for the Lebanese army and peacekeeping forces to be the only armed forces deployed in the southern region. the country.

Lebanon is committed to “deploying troops in the south and strengthening its presence on the border”, said Mikati.

“Hezbollah agrees on this issue,” he said.

The Israeli military continues to launch attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. However, the headquarters of the UN Peacekeeping Force (UNIFIL) were not spared from the Israeli attacks. he said Israeli forces deployed their defenses in Naqoura, southern Lebanon.

UNIFIL said soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were involved in clashes with it Hizbullah on land in Lebanon. UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon and nearby areas were attacked again.