On Sunday, Egypt proposed a two-day truce to allow a hostage exchange, while Israeli strikes killed 21 people in southern Lebanon and Iran promised an “appropriate response” to Israeli strikes that hit Iranian military sites on Saturday. This Monday, October 28, an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council will be held on the conflict in the Middle East.
Information to remember
⇒ The UN Security Council must meet urgently this Monday afternoon
⇒ Several Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon left at least 21 dead on Sunday
⇒ Egyptian president proposed two-day truce in Gaza Strip
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Emergency meeting of the UN Security Council
The UN Security Council will meet urgently this Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East after a request from Iran. This meeting will be held at 8 p.m. French time, and follows a request made by Iran and supported by Algeria, China and Russia, said the Swiss presidency of the Council. The head of Iranian diplomacy called on Sunday the Security Council to meet urgently to condemn Saturday’s Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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At least 21 dead in several Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon
At least 21 people were killed Sunday in Israeli strikes on three localities in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported Sunday evening, while the Israeli army says it has been bombing Hezbollah strongholds for more than a month. According to the Ministry of Health, Israeli strikes left nine dead and 38 injured in Haret Saïda, at least seven dead in Ain Baal and five people were killed in Bourj al-Chemali. An initial report showed five dead and 13 injured in this strike.
According to an AFP correspondent on site, a three-story building was hit and the top floor was completely destroyed. Neighboring buildings and dozens of nearby businesses were damaged. The Israeli army launched an appeal on Sunday to evacuate residents of ten villages in southern Lebanon ahead of military operations against pro-Iranian Hezbollah in the area.
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Egyptian president proposes two-day truce in Gaza to free four hostages
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Sunday proposed a two-day truce in the Gaza Strip to free hostages held in the Palestinian territory, where the war between Hamas and the Israeli army has raged for more than a year. year. Al-Sisi, whose country is one of the mediators between Hamas and Israel, proposed to Cairo “a two-day ceasefire during which four hostages would be exchanged for prisoners” held by Israel. A prerequisite before initiating “negotiations within ten days” with a view to a “complete ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid” into the besieged Palestinian territory and in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, he added.