Lebanon renews its support for the Palestinian cause… and denounces the continuation of Israeli attacks
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned – During his speech before the 33rd Arab Summit hosted by the Bahraini capital, Manama today, he warned that Israel would persist in its violations and attacks, noting that this persistence would contribute to rolling back the crisis and igniting the region.
Mikati said: The events and escalation that Lebanon has been witnessing on its southern borders for more than seven months, coinciding with the painful pain that the people of the Gaza Strip are suffering, are nothing but a natural result of the continuation of Israeli attacks on our country that believes in peace and justice in light of Israel’s continued violations of its national sovereignty. The continuation of UN Security Council Resolution No. 1701, which has amounted to about 35,000 violations since its issuance in 2006.
The Arab Summit in Bahrain
It is worth noting that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, headed yesterday, Wednesday, to the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in the thirty-third session of the League of Arab States Council at the summit level, which is being held in the city of Manama at the Sakhir Palace.
The official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy said that the President’s participation in the summit comes within the framework of Egypt’s keenness to coordinate with the Arab brothers and unify positions and ranks, in light of the critical stage that the Arab region is going through, and the great challenges it faces at various levels.
The official spokesman added that the summit will discuss in detail the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, and efforts to resolve the current crisis to spare the blood of our Palestinian brothers and protect the Strip from the humanitarian tragedy to which it is exposed, which is currently worsening in light of the Israeli military operation in the Palestinian Rafah, which calls for a clear position rejecting this. Action from the international community.
The summit will also address the situation in a number of sisterly Arab countries, and how to restore stability in the region in the midst of the major crises it is exposed to, especially in light of the successive changes at the international and regional levels, in addition to following up on joint Arab action efforts to support the path of development for the benefit of all Arab peoples.
The spokesman confirmed that President Sisi will hold a number of bilateral meetings with his fellow Arab leaders on the sidelines of the summit, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and joint coordination mechanisms.
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