*Jordan’s foreign minister stressed Tuesday that his country’s priority is to “end Israeli aggression on Lebanon”.*
Ayman Safadi spoke during a visit to Egypt where he met his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty for talks during which the two men discussed the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah.
“The priority is to stop Israeli aggression on Lebanon, then implement the initiative announced by the Lebanese Prime Minister within the interim government, in order to fully implement Resolution 1701. This is the current priority and this is what will allow progress towards maintaining stability and preventing further regional escalation. “, said the Jordanian foreign minister.
Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, the militants were to withdraw north of the Litani and Lebanese armed forces were to patrol in the border region with United Nations peacekeeping forces.
“(We) continue our Arab efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and put an end to Israel’s brutal aggression in the Gaza Strip and the aggression against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. “, said Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
After Israel launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon bombing Hezbollah targets last week, Hezbollah fired a new barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday aimed at keeping up pressure on Israelis near the border Lebanese women leave their homes.
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