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Thursday, April 9, 2026
EU’s top diplomat says ceasefire must cover Lebanon, ‘hard to argue’ Israeli strikes are self-defense
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBRUSSELS, Belgium — The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says, adding that Iran-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah must disarm.
“Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war, but Israel’s right to defend itself does not justify inflicting such massive destruction,” she writes in a post on X.
“Israeli actions are putting the US-Iran ceasefire under severe strain. The Iran truce should extend to Lebanon,” Kallas says.
“Israeli strikes killed hundreds last night, making it hard to argue that such heavy-handed actions fall within self-defence,” she also says.
Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war, but Israel’s right to defend itself does not justify inflicting such massive destruction.
Israeli strikes killed hundreds last night, making it hard to argue that such heavy-handed actions fall within self-defence.
Israeli actions are…
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) April 9, 2026
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