Lebanon Attacks
The seizure of the site near Nabatieh followed days of airstrikes and heavy fighting in nearby villages, where Israeli forces engaged Hezbollah fighters in the rugged border region.
During a phone conversation with El-Sisi on Friday, Meloni said Hezbollah had made the wrong choices, while the Israeli response had exceeded the bounds of legitimate self-defense, a statement by the Presidency said.
El-Sisi called for building on the ceasefire agreement to preserve regional peace and stability and launching a serious negotiation process to resolve outstanding issues.
Lebanon’s Civil Defense Directorate reported casualties in Beirut and its southern suburbs (Dahieh); Baalbek and Hermel in the east; Nabatieh, Sidon, and Sour in the south; and Aley in Mount Lebanon.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is helping lead ongoing peace efforts between the US and Iran, said the truce applies to “everywhere” including Lebanon as part of broader regional de-escalation efforts.
Israeli forces conducted artillery fire and airstrikes against several towns near the border, according to Reuters.
isi underlined the persistence of Israeli war in Gaza for over a year, “targeting the Palestinian people besieged in Gaza, subjected to all forms of killing and intimidation.”
Both nations reiterated their unwavering stance on the critical need to enhance serious international efforts significantly to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon
During a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty stressed the urgent need for the international community to fulfill its responsibilities in securing an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Egypt has strongly denounced the "unjustified" Israeli escalation following intensive airstrikes on southern Lebanon, expressing grave concerns about the potential outbreak of a region-wide conflict that could have devastating consequences for the entire region.
Blinken says “we’ve seen an event that makes the process more difficult, might derail it,” alluding to the recent attacks in Lebanon.
