This meeting was initiated by France.
“I requested an urgent convening of the United Nations Security Council meeting because, although we recognize Israel’s right to self-defense, as with all countries (…), no one can justify the continuation of Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and the deeper occupation of Lebanese territory,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told the BFMTV television channel earlier.
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According to sources, the meeting will begin immediately after the extraordinary meeting regarding the Russian drone crash into a Romanian apartment building, scheduled for 3 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Lithuanian time).
Israeli Defense Minister Israelis Katz said earlier on Sunday that troops crossed the Litani River and raised the Israeli flag over the strategic medieval Beaufort fortress in southern Lebanon.
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Smoke rose from the surrounding areas, and AFP news agency journalists saw the invading army’s flag flying over the castle. Israel used this castle as a base during the previous two-decade occupation.
The push towards Beaufort began after the Israeli army issued a mass evacuation order for areas south of the Zahrani River, north of the Litani, and about 40 km from the border, warning that its target is “Hezbollah.”
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