The Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, affirmed this Monday that an “unprecedented” crisis threatened the existence of his country and called on the international community to “continue sending aid to Lebanon”, since a summit of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An event where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Israel must “respect the territorial sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and “refrain from attacking its territory”, calling for a ceasefire immediate fire in Lebanon and Gaza.
Information to remember:
⇒ Saudi crown prince calls on Israel to respect Iran’s sovereignty
⇒ Lebanon’s prime minister says ‘unprecedented’ crisis threatens his country’s existence
⇒ Potential new EU sanctions “soon” against Israeli settlers, says France
Saudi crown prince calls on Israel to respect Iran’s sovereignty
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Israel must “respect the territorial sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and “refrain from attacking its territory” at the opening of the summit of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh. The crown prince, de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, described Iran as a “sister republic”, a sign of the warming of relations between the two countries which ended seven years of diplomatic quarrel in March 2023 thanks to a rapprochement negotiated under the auspices of China.
Mohammed bin Salman also called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza. “We call on the international community to assume its responsibilities […] by immediately putting an end to Israeli attacks against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon,” declared the crown prince, who accused Israel of committing “genocide” in the Gaza Strip.
Lebanon’s prime minister says ‘unprecedented’ crisis threatens his country’s existence
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday that an “unprecedented” crisis threatened the existence of his country, where the Israeli army launched a major military offensive against the Islamist movement Hezbollah in mid-September.
Najib Mikati also called on the international community to “continue sending aid to Lebanon”, during a summit of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Potential new EU sanctions ‘soon’ against Israeli settlers, France says
New sanctions could be taken “soon” by the European Union against extremist Israeli settlers carrying out violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. “We have taken sanctions, sanctions at the national level against violent settlers, and sanctions at the European level,” declared Jean-Noël Barrot, stressing that “this sanctions regime had already been activated twice and that it could be activated a third time soon.
“We are very committed to the security of Israel, but without offending the people of Israel, or the Jewish people more generally […] it is in the interest of Israel, its security, that international law is respected and that justice is done,” declared Jean-Noël Barrot who participated in a panel on the Middle East at the Paris Forum on peace.
For Israel, the creation of a Palestinian state is not a “realistic position”
Wanting to establish a Palestinian state is not “today” a “realistic” project, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar declared this Monday during a press conference in Jerusalem. “In a word? No”, replied Gideon Saar, asked about the prospect of a relaunch of the so-called Abraham Accords with the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States and the possibility of normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, in exchange for the creation of a Palestinian state.
These agreements, promoted by Donald Trump during his first term, allowed normalization between Israel and several Arab countries, namely Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. “A Palestinian state […] will be a Hamas state,” added Gideon Saar. “I don’t think this position is realistic today, and we have to be realistic.”
Hezbollah says Israeli army still does not occupy any village in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif said on Monday that the Israeli army still did not occupy any village in southern Lebanon. “After 45 days of bloody battles, the Israeli enemy is still incapable of occupying a single village” in southern Lebanon, assured the official during a press conference in the southern suburbs of Beirut, shelled by the air force. Israeli.
He assured that Hezbollah fighters were able to push back the Israeli army in Khiam, about six kilometers from the border, and that it had unsuccessfully “attempted to penetrate on several fronts into Bint Jbeil”, another border town. Since September 30, the Israeli army has been carrying out incursions into Lebanese territory and dynamiting buildings in border villages, without settling there. Hezbollah accused it of wanting to create a “no man’s land” on the border.
Israel recommends to its citizens not to go to the France-Israel match
Israeli authorities on Sunday called on supporters to avoid going to the France-Israel football match next Thursday in Paris, following the violence which occurred in Amsterdam on the sidelines of another sporting event.
“National Security Council recommends that Israelis abroad act with precautions […] particularly during the coming week, to completely avoid going to sporting events and cultural events in which Israelis participate, especially the next match of the Israeli team in Paris”, indicated in a press release this organization which depends from the Prime Minister’s office.