French FM to head to Lebanon, hold talks amid Israeli aggression
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The French Foreign Ministry says Barrot will hold discussions with Lebanese authorities and "bring French support, especially humanitarian."
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New French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during the handover ceremony, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Paris. (AP)
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will visit Lebanon on Sunday as worries grow that the region is on the verge of war amid an ongoing Israeli aggression on the country.
Barrot will depart from Paris shortly and arrive in Lebanon on Sunday evening to "exchange with the local authorities and bring French support, especially humanitarian," according to the foreign ministry statement.
"Israel" continues its aggression against Lebanon, targeting civilians in the South, Bekaa Valley, and the Southern Suburb of Beirut with intense airstrikes.
According to the French Foreign Ministry, Barrot spoke with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday and stated that Paris was asking for "an immediate halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon" and was "opposed to any ground operation."
France also "calls on other actors, notably Hezbollah and Iran, to abstain from any action that could lead to additional destabilization and regional conflagration," the statement read.
'Israel' escalates aggression, commits massacre in al-Ain, Bekaa
In the South, at least three people were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted a Civil Defense health center of the Islamic Health Society in the town of Houmin al-Fawqa, while another strike hit the town of Jebchit in the Nabatieh district.
The Israeli occupation forces also launched several airstrikes on the city of Tyre, with one strike targeting a residential apartment.
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Concurrently, Israeli warplanes struck the towns of al-Majadel and al-Qasimiyeh, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent.
Israeli artillery heavily targeted the town of Shebaa until the early hours of dawn.
In the Bekaa Valley, the Israeli forces committed yet another massacre in the town of al-Ain, killing 10 people, and targeted a vehicle on the road to the town of Iaat, west of Baalbek.
In addition, a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted the towns of Nabi Othman, al-Labouneh, Shaath, and Hermel, with the occupation's aircraft launching a wave of intense strikes, particularly in Baalbek.
Our correspondent in the region indicated that the airstrikes reached the Lebanon-Syria border.
