US EditionLebanon president says country does not want war with Israel
President Aoun urged the UN to pressure Israel to uphold the ceasefire and withdraw from occupied areas as Lebanese army works to disarm Hezbollah amid ongoing Israeli strikes.
- Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun met with a United Nations Security Council delegation to address tensions with Israel, emphasizing the need for negotiations instead of war.
- Aoun urged the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel to respect the November 2024 ceasefire and withdraw from occupied areas in southern Lebanon.
- Despite the ceasefire, Israeli forces continue daily attacks, resulting in over 300 deaths, including at least 127 civilians.
- Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem rejected disarming and stated that the group retains the right to respond to Israeli actions.
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After Syria on Thursday, a UN Security Council delegation spent Friday 5 December in Lebanon. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun took advantage of this visit to ask UN diplomats to put pressure on Israel to respect the ceasefire.
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Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday told a United Nations Security Council delegation his country does not want war with Israel, days after civilian representatives from both sides held their first talks in decades.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the UN Security Council, on the sidelines of a delegation's visit to the country, to pressure Israel to respect a year-long ceasefire. At the same time, Aoun asked the UN Security Council, currently chaired by Slovenia, to support the Lebanese army's efforts to disarm the Shiite movement Hezbollah.
On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked a United Nations Security Council delegation visiting the country to pressure Israel to respect the ceasefire with pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
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