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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.
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.
The strike targeted the Dahiyeh area, a stronghold of Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital.
An investigation by The New York Times has found evidence showing that Israeli forces used white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of southern Lebanon during recent fighting with Hezbollah, raising concerns among human rights advocates and weapons experts.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the army on Saturday to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon “with force.”
Egypt extended its condolences to the French government over the death of the soldier and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday praised Lebanon’s efforts to extend the authority of its national institutions across the entire country, during a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
Fresh tension in the Strait of Hormuz is testing the ceasefire and raising new fears over energy supplies.
Abdelatty voiced Egypt’s unequivocal condemnation of the Israeli strikes, which have caused hundreds of casualties across multiple areas, and reaffirmed Cairo’s firm rejection of any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.
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.
The group said it fired a barrage of cruise missiles and drones targeting “several vital and military [Israeli] sites” in the southern occupied Palestinian territories.
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.
Abdelatty’s visit comes amid escalating Israeli strikes on Lebanon that have killed nearly 1,100 people, including dozens of children, and displaced more than one million over the past month.
Iran war escalates with reported top-level assassinations, Iranian retaliation on Israel and Gulf states, and deeper spillover in Lebanon.
Iran says it will use more powerful, more accurate missiles as fresh sirens and reported impacts hit parts of Israel.
Minister Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, and the safety and well-being of its people.
The government called on the Lebanese Army Command to immediately and decisively implement the plan presented during the Cabinet session on 16/02/2026, particularly the provisions concerning the restriction of weapons north of the Litani River, using all necessary measures to ensure its full implementation.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will announce a ceasefire in Lebanon by 10 pm.
