• Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated that the military operation in Lebanon is time-limited and that Israel has no territorial ambitions.
  • The sole goal of the military presence is to protect Israel’s population and dismantle the radical Islamist Hezbollah militia.
  • German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned Israel not to conduct the conflict at the expense of civilians in Lebanon.
  • Wadephul called on the Lebanese government to act decisively against Hezbollah and emphasized that strengthening the Lebanese state is key to stabilization.
  • The first direct Lebanese-Israeli talks in decades give hope for an agreement on civilian protection.

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