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Thursday, August 31, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Israel urges ‘firm stance’ against Hezbollah after UN extends peacekeeping mandate
The Foreign Ministry hails the Security Council decision extending UNIFIL’s mandate, praising the peacekeeping force’s role in “maintaining security” in southern Lebanon.
“We call on the international community to adopt a firm stance against the efforts by the Hezbollah terror organization to create provocations and bring about an escalation,” says a ministry statement.
