The report about the purported directive to ease up on the fighting in the north is the opposite of the truth,
The proposal that was made is a solid proposal,
We wouldn't have made that statement, we wouldn't have worked on that if we didn't have reason to believe that the conversations that we were having with the Israelis in particular, were supportive of the goal there,
Earlier this week, the United States shared with Israel its intention to put forward, together with other international and regional partners, a ceasefire proposal in Lebanon,
We stand by Lebanon against the attacks,
The U.N. General Assembly will either treat the murderer as he deserves or this shameful situation will go down in U.N. history as a black mark,
Israel is indeed resorting to every means to spread the fire in Gaza throughout the region,
Our region is facing such a cruel and terrible picture. We are talking about Lebanon, which has a population of six million. Where will these people escape to?”
Our teams met (Thursday, Sept 26) to discuss the US initiative and how we can advance the shared goal of returning people safely to their homes. We will continue those discussions in the coming days,
Israel appreciates the US efforts in this regard because the US role is indispensable in advancing stability and security in the region,
Israel shares the aims of the U.S.-led initiative of enabling people along our northern border to return safely and securely to their homes,
Hezbollah are terrorists that have not complied with security council resolution 1701, but Lebanese civilians should not pay the price,
I say to Prime Minister Netanyahu that he needs to listen to the international community, just like the other players in that region need to listen to the international community,
The international community – including this security council – must work together to pave a path to lasting peace,
President [Vladimir] Putin’s use of the veto to protect his own illegal actions is the act of a coward,
War has rules – even when confronting terrorists; even when defending borders.”
We need to take all actions necessary to disrupt Hezbollah’s ability to attack our communities in the north,
We had every reason to believe that in the drafting of it and in the delivery of it, that the Israelis were fully informed,
Israel has sufficient resources to undertake a ground invasion,
It is the crime of a full-scale war of genocide that Israel is perpetrating,