Southern Lebanon
In a phone call on Saturday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani welcomed the US-brokered agreement and urged full execution of its provisions.
Israel is holding talks with the United States over the future of its troop deployment in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the latest Israeli military escalation in Lebanon in a phone call on Thursday.
Egypt extended its condolences to the French government over the death of the soldier and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
Smoke and explosions hit southern Lebanon as Israeli strikes intensify and displacement tops one million.
Israeli military says its troops killed more than 30 Hezbollah fighters in recent days as operations continue in southern Lebanon.
During talks on Wednesday with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, the foreign minister underscored the need for the full and simultaneous implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 without selectivity.
Madbouly denounced repeated Israeli aggressions on Lebanon and stressed Egypt’s support to the Lebanese government’s efforts to achieve national stability.
Egypt called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, urging all parties to reduce escalation and ease tensions. It stresses the importance of the Israeli occupation army's commitment to ensuring the safety and security of UN personnel and property.
In a tragic turn of events on Thursday, two Israeli soldiers were killed and eight others sustained injuries during missile and drone assaults by Hezbollah in northern Israel, the Israeli army confirmed.
Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has reiterated that Iran is the only and main funder of his group.
