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Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah under the existing UNSC resolution 1701 on Monday, after a week of Israeli airstrikes and the assassination of the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah.
"We in Lebanon are ready to implement Resolution 1901 (1701), and we are ready for a ceasefire. We in Lebanon are ready to send the Lebanese army to the South Litani area, to carry out its full duties in co-ordination with the international peacekeeping forces in the south," he said. "This is important and essential.”
Mikati’s comments came during a press conference in Beirut following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 followed the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war. It called for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries and for the area between the Litani River and the border to be free of any military presence except for the Lebanese army and UNIFIL.
However, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in a televised statement earlier that his group "will not budge an inch from our honest and honourable positions. The Islamic resistance will continue to confront the Israeli enemy in support of Gaza and Palestine, in defence of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the assassinations and killing of civilians.
Meanwhile, Mikati added that once a ceasefire was underway, elections would be held to elect a new 'consensus' president. The country has been without a president since the term of the former president, Michel Aoun, ended in late October 2022.
On Friday, an Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah's HQ in Beirut's southern suburbs, killing leader Hassan Nasrallah and others.
The IDF's latest campaign of airstrikes began last Monday, with more than 1,030 killed and 6,300 injured in total, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Tensions escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah has also launched hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging cross-border fire since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in October 2023.
Lebanon's caretaker PM calls for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire under existing UN resolution following meeting with parliament's speaker
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah under the existing UNSC resolution 1701 on Monday, after a week of Israeli airstrikes and the assassination of the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah.
"We in Lebanon are ready to implement Resolution 1901 (1701), and we are ready for a ceasefire. We in Lebanon are ready to send the Lebanese army to the South Litani area, to carry out its full duties in co-ordination with the international peacekeeping forces in the south," he said. "This is important and essential.”
Mikati’s comments came during a press conference in Beirut following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 followed the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war. It called for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries and for the area between the Litani River and the border to be free of any military presence except for the Lebanese army and UNIFIL.
However, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in a televised statement earlier that his group "will not budge an inch from our honest and honourable positions. The Islamic resistance will continue to confront the Israeli enemy in support of Gaza and Palestine, in defence of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the assassinations and killing of civilians.
Meanwhile, Mikati added that once a ceasefire was underway, elections would be held to elect a new 'consensus' president. The country has been without a president since the term of the former president, Michel Aoun, ended in late October 2022.
On Friday, an Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah's HQ in Beirut's southern suburbs, killing leader Hassan Nasrallah and others.
The IDF's latest campaign of airstrikes began last Monday, with more than 1,030 killed and 6,300 injured in total, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Tensions escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah has also launched hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging cross-border fire since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in October 2023.
Mandatory Credit: Tele Liban
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah under the existing UNSC resolution 1701 on Monday, after a week of Israeli airstrikes and the assassination of the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah.
"We in Lebanon are ready to implement Resolution 1901 (1701), and we are ready for a ceasefire. We in Lebanon are ready to send the Lebanese army to the South Litani area, to carry out its full duties in co-ordination with the international peacekeeping forces in the south," he said. "This is important and essential.”
Mikati’s comments came during a press conference in Beirut following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 followed the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war. It called for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries and for the area between the Litani River and the border to be free of any military presence except for the Lebanese army and UNIFIL.
However, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in a televised statement earlier that his group "will not budge an inch from our honest and honourable positions. The Islamic resistance will continue to confront the Israeli enemy in support of Gaza and Palestine, in defence of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the assassinations and killing of civilians.
Meanwhile, Mikati added that once a ceasefire was underway, elections would be held to elect a new 'consensus' president. The country has been without a president since the term of the former president, Michel Aoun, ended in late October 2022.
On Friday, an Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah's HQ in Beirut's southern suburbs, killing leader Hassan Nasrallah and others.
The IDF's latest campaign of airstrikes began last Monday, with more than 1,030 killed and 6,300 injured in total, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Tensions escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah has also launched hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging cross-border fire since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in October 2023.