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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
UK says Hezbollah truce ‘only way to restore security’ for civilians in north Israel, south Lebanon
Britain calls for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, insisting that a ceasefire is “the only way to restore security” for civilians in Lebanon and northern Israel.
“We urge all parties to engage in efforts to reach a ceasefire and indeed a long-term sustainable peace in the Middle East,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman tells reporters.
Since October 8, 2023, Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the terror group saying it was doing so to support Palestinians in Gaza amid the war there sparked by the Hamas onslaught on October 7.