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French Foreign Minister Jean-NoëlBarrot on Thursday called for Lebanon to be included in the United States–Iranceasefire, warning that continued Israeli strikes risk undermining an already “fragile”truce.
In an interview with France Interradio, Barrot condemned Israeli “massive” strikes on Lebanon carried out onApril 8 —the same day the US–Iran ceasefire was announced— which, according tothe Lebanese Health Ministry, killed 182 people and wounded 890. He describedthe attacks as “unacceptable,” stressing that the agreement “must also covermilitary actions in Lebanon.”
He called the ceasefire “temporary,”cautioning that escalating attacks could prove counterproductive. “Thedestruction of Lebanon, of the Lebanese state, will not destroy Hezbollah; onthe contrary, it would strengthen it,” he said.
Barrot also outlined “a series ofconcessions” from Iran ahead of anticipated talks in Pakistan, urging it toabandon efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, halt the use of missiles and dronesagainst regional countries, and end support for armed groups includingHezbollah, Hamas, and Yemen’s Houthis.
Tehran must also open all traffic inthe Strait of Hormuz, he added, noting that the passage will not flow freelyuntil an agreement is reached between the "belligerents."
In London, UK Home Secretary YvetteCooper told Times Radio that Israel’s continued strikes were “deeply damaging”and risk destabilizing the ceasefire, urging that Lebanon be explicitlyincluded to prevent wider escalation. “We want it extended to cover Lebanon,because otherwise that will destabilise the whole region…We want to see an endto hostilities.”
Yesterday, US President Donald Trumpannounced a two-week truce with Iran following talks involving Pakistan and a10-point Iranian proposal he described as a basis for a broader agreement.Pakistani officials indicated Lebanon was part of the arrangement, while Trumpcharacterized Israeli operations there as a separate “skirmish” linked toHezbollah and outside the deal.
Hezbollah asserted its “legitimateand legal right” to respond to the strikes, warning that the victims’ blood“will not go in vain.” Iran, which has moved to restrict tanker traffic throughthe Strait of Hormuz, signaled it may reconsider the truce, informing mediatorsit will only join further talks if Lebanon is formally included in theceasefire.
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