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Lebanon’s foreign minister said he was disappointed with US President Joe Biden’s remarks at the United Nations on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, adding he believes the United States “is the only country that can really make a difference” in the region.
Biden only briefly mentioned the widening of fighting in the Middle East in his final speech to the UN General Assembly, which came as cross-border strikes killed hundreds.
Referring to the war in Gaza and fears of a wider regional conflict, Bou Habib said Israel’s government “cannot survive except with wars,” and he also criticized the killing of civilians in Lebanon.
An estimated half a million people have been displaced in Lebanon, Bou Habib added.
Last week, Israel made the safe return of residents to northern Israel a war goal following nearly a year of cross-border exchanges of fire with Hezbollah.
Biden’s comments: “Too many on each side of the Israeli-Lebanon border remain displaced,” he said. “Full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest.”
While acknowledging “the situation has escalated,” he said: “a diplomatic solution is still possible.”
