Lebanon caretaker PM says he is working to avoid ‘war’ with Israel
30 October, 2023 16:13
Lebanon caretaker PM says he is working to avoid ‘war’ with Israel
Najib Mikati says he is working to ensure his country does not enter the Israel-Gaza war, amid escalating cross-border exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel.
“I am doing my duty to prevent Lebanon from entering the war,” Mikati told AFP news agency in an interview.
“For now Hezbollah has managed the situation rationally and wisely, and the rules of the game have remained constrained to certain limits,” Mikati said.
Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody conflict in 2006 that left more than 1,200 people dead in Lebanon – many of them civilians – and 160 in Israel.
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