2024-10-11 08:30:00
China “strongly condemns” Israeli fire against UN forces in Lebanon
Iran says it is ready to “defend its sovereignty” in the event of an attack by Israel
Iran warned on Friday that it was “ready to defend its sovereignty” in the event of an attack by its sworn enemy Israel, which has vowed to respond to Iranian missile attacks. Iran “is fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression that targets its vital interests and security,” said Amir Saeid Iravani, permanent representative of the Islamic Republic to the United Nations, during a briefing session of the Security Council.
A hundred Europeans, including 11 French, evacuated from Lebanon by the Belgian Defense
A Belgian military plane repatriated around a hundred European citizens from war-torn Lebanon on Thursday evening, including around sixty Belgians and 11 Frenchmen, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The plane, which landed in the evening at Melsbroek military airport, near Brussels, was carrying “58 Belgians and their rights, 41 Dutch, 11 French and one Luxembourger”, a ministry spokesperson said.
US expresses “real concerns” to Israel over lack of humanitarian aid in Gaza
The United States has expressed to ally Israel its “real concerns” over the lack of humanitarian aid provided to the northern Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. “I’m really worried about the insufficiency of aid reaching them,” the diplomat told reporters from Laos, where he is attending a regional summit. “We have engaged very directly with Israel on the imperative of meeting the humanitarian needs of the people of Gaza. »
Washington supports Lebanon’s efforts to “assert itself” against Hezbollah, Blinken says
The United States supports Lebanon’s efforts to “assert itself” against Hezbollah, at war with Israel, US diplomatic chief Antony Blinken said on Friday. “It is clear that the Lebanese people have an interest, a great interest, in their state asserting itself and taking responsibility for the country and its future,” Antony Blinken told the press as part of the Lebanese Association summit of Southeast Asian nations. Asean) in Laos.
In the bombed south of Lebanon, the great fear of Christian villages
In southern Lebanon, emptied of most of its inhabitants, a handful of Christian villages say they are “besieged”, caught in the crossfire of Hezbollah and the Israeli army in a war that, they say, has left them imposed.
Indonesia “strongly condemns” the attack that injured two of its peacekeepers
Indonesia “strongly” condemned on Friday, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, an Israeli attack on the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), confirming that two of its peacekeepers were injured. “Indonesia strongly condemns this attack […] Attacking United Nations personnel and assets constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law and Resolution No. 1701 of the United Nations Security Council,” Retno Marsudi said in a statement.
Blinken says the US still hopes to avoid a “larger conflict” in the Middle East
Israeli fire against UN forces in Lebanon is “unacceptable”, says Charles Michel
“An attack against a United Nations peacekeeping mission is irresponsible, unacceptable, and that is why we call on Israel and all parties to fully respect international humanitarian law,” European Council President Charles Michel said, condemning Friday Israeli fire against the UN force deployed in Israel. Lebanon (UNIFIL), on the sidelines of a summit of South-East Asian countries in Laos.
Heavy toll after the Israeli attacks on the capital Beirut on Thursday evening
Thursday evening an Israeli air raid targeted the heart of the Lebanese capital, hit very rarely by the outbreak of open war between Israel and Hezbollah. The toll is heavy: according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health at least 22 people were killed and 92 injured.
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Since October 2023, Israel has been conducting a devastating offensive in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on Israeli soil. The war has recently spread to Lebanon and is accompanied by an escalation between Israel and Iran, which supports Lebanese Hezbollah and Hamas. The writing of 20 minutes is therefore once again mobilized to give you all the information on the Middle East.
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