many countries call for a 21-day ceasefire on the lebanese-israeli border. "lebanon and israel will make a decision soon."
2024-09-26
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according to a comprehensive report by chinanews.com on september 26, the conflict between israel and hezbollah in lebanon is still ongoing. the lebanese ministry of health said that the terrorist attack by the israeli army on the 25th has killed 72 people. the international community is generally worried about the escalation of the conflict. 12 countries and organizations including the united states and france issued a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire on the lebanese-israeli border for 21 days. us officials said that the two sides will make a decision within "a few hours".
conflict continues
israeli airstrikes on lebanon on the 25th killed 72 people
according to qatar's al jazeera, the lebanese ministry of health said that the attack launched by israel on lebanon on september 25, local time, has killed 72 people and injured nearly 400 people.
the israel defense forces said that its attack targets hezbollah strongholds, including residential areas where weapons were stored, and that it had warned civilians before launching the attack.
according to sky news, the lebanese minister of health said in an interview with the media that israel's recent attacks on lebanon have killed more than 700 people and injured more than 5,000 people, including women, children and medical staff.
on the other hand, lebanon launched a "khader 1" ballistic missile at the headquarters of the israeli intelligence and special service (mossad) in the suburbs of tel aviv, israel on the 25th, claiming that the mossad headquarters was responsible for the assassination of hezbollah leaders and the detonation of lebanese communication equipment.
in addition, reuters reported that the iraqi militia "islamic resistance organization" issued a statement on the evening of the 25th local time, saying that the organization used drones to attack the southern israeli city of eilat that day.
many parties are worried about the worsening situation
call for a ceasefire
on september 25, local time, the white house posted on its official website that 12 countries and organizations including the united states and france issued a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire on the lebanese-israeli border for 21 days.
"now is the time to reach a diplomatic solution that will allow civilians on both sides of the border to return home safely," the statement said. "however, diplomacy cannot succeed while the conflict escalates. therefore, we call for an immediate 21-day ceasefire on the lebanese-israeli border to provide diplomatic space for a diplomatic solution."
the times of israel reported that a us official said that hezbollah and israel are expected to decide whether to accept the proposal "within hours", adding: "we have had dialogue with both sides and believe that this is the right time."
british sky television said that some officials predicted that hezbollah would not sign the ceasefire agreement, but they believed that the lebanese government would coordinate with hezbollah to accept the ceasefire agreement.
the united nations official website reported that un secretary-general guterres said at a security council meeting on lebanon on the 25th that lebanon is on the brink of crisis and a full-scale war must be avoided at all costs. the lebanese people, the israeli people and the people of the world cannot accept lebanon becoming "another gaza strip."
in addition, iranian foreign minister araghchi told reporters in new york that israel had "crossed all red lines" and the middle east was facing a "total disaster." he also said that if the conflict escalates, tehran will "do everything possible" to support lebanon.
at the same time, israel's permanent representative to the united nations, danny danon, said that israel prefers to resolve the lebanese issue through diplomatic means, but he warned that if diplomatic means fail, israel will use all means.
