NAQOURA: France’s foreign minister said that he would make proposals to Lebanese officials on Sunday aimed at easing tensions between Hezbollah and Israel and preventing a war breaking out.
“If I look at the situation today if there was not a war in Gaza, we could be talking about a war in southern Lebanon given the number of strikes and the impact on the area,” Stephane Sejourne said after visiting the United Nations peace keeping force in Naqoura, southern Lebanon.
“I will pass messages and make proposals to the authorities here to stabilize this zone and avoid a war.”
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France to make proposals in Lebanon to prevent war between Hezbollah and Israel
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France to make proposals in Lebanon to prevent war between Hezbollah and Israel
Italian base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by missile
ERBIL: An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was struck by a missile overnight though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday.
“A missile hit our base in Irbil. There are no casualties or injuries among the Italian personnel. They are all fine,” the ministry said on X shortly after midnight on Thursday.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has been in constant contact with senior military commanders over the incident, the ministry added.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a separate message on X that Italian military personnel had taken shelter in a bunker and all were “well and safe.”
Italy has around 300 troops in Irbil, working on training Kurdish security forces, the defense ministry said on its website.
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