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I am close to all the people involved, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, where I ask that the UN peacekeepers be respected,
Francis said at the Vatican Mr Secretary General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm's way. It should be done right now, immediately,
Netanyahu said in a video shared by his office on Sunday We regret the injuring of UNIFIL soldiers and we are doing everything in our power to prevent this injuring,
Following the airstrike on a house in Sirbine ... Lebanese Red Cross ambulance teams were dispatched to the scene in coordination with
UN peacekeepers, the Red Cross said in a statement While we have made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region, I say it clearly that we have no red lines in defending our people and interests,
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media As the team was searching for casualties to rescue, the house was hit for a second time resulting in concussions to the volunteers and damage to the two ambulances,
Over the past day, the IAF [Israeli Air Force] has struck approximately 200 Hezbollah targets deep in Lebanon and southern Lebanon, including terrorist cells, launchers, anti-tank missile posts, and terrorist infrastructure sites,
I once again call for an immediate ceasefire on all fronts that the paths of diplomacy and dialogue be pursued to achieve peace,
Francis said at the end of the Angelus prayer Brothers and sisters, war is an illusion. It will never bring peace, it will never bring security, it is a defeat for everyone, especially because you believe you are invincible. Please stop,
I pray for all the victims, for the displaced, for the hostages and I hope that this great and unnecessary suffering, generated by hatred and revenge, will end soon,
The Secretary strongly emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety and security of UNIFIL forces and Lebanese Armed Forces,
He acknowledged Yom Kippur and the need to bring back all hostages to their families as soon as possible,
We urge the parties of the conflict to respect UNIFIL's presence, which entails the obligation to guarantee the safety and security of its personnel at all times,
Such actions must stop immediately and should be adequately investigated,
said the joint statement, posted on X by the Polish UN mission and signed by nations including leading contributors Indonesia, Italy and India On the one hand, many Lebanese people bristle under the weight of Hezbollah's presence in Lebanon. But at the same time ... this change is being foisted upon Lebanon through a very violent campaign,
We do support Israel launching these incursions to degrade Hezbollah's infrastructure so ultimately we can get a diplomatic resolution,
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a press briefing earlier this week It certainly created momentum in which the administration probably thought, 'Let’s make a virtue out of necessity',
Washington' ... If you can't change the Israeli approach, you might as well try to channel it in a constructive way."
I do believe that it is urgent that under the spotlight of all that is happening in the Middle East, the international community should cease to export arms to the Israeli government,
Widening conflict and progressive escalation put the lives and wellbeing of potentially millions of people across the region at risk,