Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed, “The government’s priority is to maintain security and stability in southern #Lebanon, continue calm on the Blue Line, adhere to Resolution 1701, stop the ongoing Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty by air, sea, and air, and withdraw from the Lebanese territories that are still occupied.”

After following up on the situation in the south through a series of international, Arab and local contacts, he confirmed that “friendly and brotherly countries are keen to keep Lebanon safe from the repercussions of the explosive situation in the Palestinian territories, and to protect it.”

Mikati reiterated that "fortifying Lebanon in the face of stormy developments requires accelerating the election of a new president and stopping the existing political tensions. The danger threatening Lebanon does not affect a specific group or one political faction. Rather, it will have, God forbid, serious repercussions on all Lebanese and on the situation." The entire Lebanese people.

The Prime Minister continued, "In these difficult circumstances that the region is going through, it is no longer acceptable for internal tensions and divisions to continue over issues that have been overtaken by imminent events and potential repercussions. Let the positions of incitement and incitement stop, and let all wills unite in a phase that is, without exaggeration, one of the most dangerous phases that Lebanon is going through." “The region is the most uncertain in terms of expectations, options and possibilities.”

Regarding the Palestinian file, the caretaker Prime Minister said, “What is happening inside the Palestinian territories is an inevitable result of the Israeli enemy’s approach against the Palestinian people and their rightful demands. The solution to this conflict open to blood begins with the international community assuming its responsibilities in pressuring Israel to force it to return to the peace option with its considerations.” “The well-known Arab Peace Initiative, which was issued by the Beirut Summit in 2002, and anything other than that is a further spiral of violence that will not benefit anyone.”