In a joint statement, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and seven other countries have called for "an immediate end to the fighting in Lebanon". +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The countries are "deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the displacement crisis in Lebanon", according to a joint statement published by Canada. Civilians and civilian infrastructure in particular must be protected from the effects of the hostilities. The countries welcomed the two-week ceasefire recently agreed between the United States, Israel and Iran. However, weapons must now also fall silent in Lebanon. The call follows an initial meeting between Israeli and Lebanese representatives in Washington, which should lead to the start of direct negotiations between the warring parties. The conflict between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and Israel escalated again in the course of the Iran war. For a long time, Hezbollah acted as a ...
