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Lebanese FM urges Israel to end war with Hamas
By Xinhua Published: Oct 31, 2023 10:40 AM
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombing in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 30, 2023. Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.(Photo: Xinhua)

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombing in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 30, 2023. Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombing in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 30, 2023. Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.(Photo: Xinhua)

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombing in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 30, 2023. Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombing in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 30, 2023. Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.(Photo: Xinhua)

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombing in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 30, 2023. Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Monday that "Israel's threats to attack and destroy" his country were futile and urged it to stop its war with Hamas, which has resulted in the death of more than 8,300 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Bou Habib made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong, during which the two ministers agreed on the necessity of supporting diplomacy for a two-state solution, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Clashes between Lebanon's Shiite military group Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Monday, killing a Hezbollah fighter and two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, according to statements from both groups.

Hezbollah said it has lost 49 fighters since the border clashes began.

Tensions at the Lebanon-Israel border escalated when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli military positions on Oct. 8 in support of Hamas, which had initiated a surprise attack on Israel the day before. Israel retaliated with heavy artillery fire and airstrikes, targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon.