“At present, we desperately want the United Nations to play its position as a refuge for small international locations victimized by aggression, together with my homeland, Lebanon,” stated Abdallah Bou Habib, denouncing Israel’s assaults and calling for an finish to the present battle.
In his remarks to world leaders on the UN Normal Meeting, the International Minister stated: “What we’re at the moment experiencing in Lebanon is as a result of absence of a sustainable resolution to the foundation of the disaster, which is occupation. To assert anything can be a waste of time.”
“As long as the occupation persists there will probably be instability and there will probably be struggle.”
Whereas reiterating that “at this very second the way forward for Lebanon’s folks is imperiled,” he described occasions over the previous two weeks because the newest battle had damaged out.
As Israel continued its “incessant wars and aggression” by means of assaults on Lebanon’s border area, “now we have witnessed in current days the repugnant, detestable instance of the deliberate transformation of civilian telecommunications units into ticking time bombs that have been concurrently exploded, claiming dozens of lives – together with girls and youngsters – and leading to 1000’s of individuals being maimed and disfigured.”
Whereas the world appeared motionless within the face of such aggression, Mr. Bou Habib welcomed declarations by the US, France and different pleasant nations to peruse the potential for a “long-term calm” in the direction of restoring stability alongside the border, in addition to the return of displaced individuals.
Lebanon has lengthy striven, by means of the United Nations, to resolve border disputes with Israel, nevertheless Israel has frequently disregarded the matter.
As such, “we’re in search of refuge throughout the selections of worldwide regulation,” together with by means of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which Lebanon had helped draft.
“Regardless that the UN has so far been unable to guard us from Israeli aggression, we stay dedicated to this Group as a frontline protection in opposition to occupation, violence and oppression,” the International Minister said.
Having confronted this bitter actuality, Lebanon believes that “dialogue is a viable different to struggle,” he stated, reiterating his nation’s dedication to worldwide regulation together with Security Council decision 1701.
Lebanon remained devoted to the goals of that textual content “which has been efficient in establishing a level of relative calm in southern Lebanon.”
He added that his nation’s dedication to that decision was additionally a reaffirmation of the significance of cooperation and assist from the worldwide neighborhood to beat challenges to bolster peace and safety within the nation.
“From this rostrum we warn in opposition to this aggression and the propensity to play with hearth … which is able to set aflame the complete Center East,” stated Mr. Bou Habib, underscoring Lebanon’s rejection of struggle, whereas recalling its proper to guard itself as set out within the UN Charter and in worldwide regulation.
Lebanon, he continued was exhausting each effort and in search of all means to make sure that it “doesn’t fall into the Israeli lure, which goals to increase and lengthen struggle.”
“Has Israel not grown bored with struggle since 1948? When will Israel need peace? When will it tire of resorting to the language of fireside and metal?” he requested.
