BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Friday that Lebanon's stability was an 'indivisible part" of the Arab region's stability and security, emphasizing that his country continues to work tirelessly to avert further escalation between Lebanon and Israel.
Madbouly, who held separate talks with top Lebanese officials in Beirut, reiterated Egypt's firm disapproval of Israel's repeated violations of Lebanese territory and its occupation of five strategic positions in southern Lebanon.
Israel has refused to withdraw from the areas it still occupies in southern Lebanon and has continued its unrestrained attacks on Hezbollah, causing further casualties and destruction, even after a cease-fire agreement was reached on Nov. 27, 2024, aimed at ending the war with the Iran-backed group.
It also refrained from releasing Lebanese prisoners detained during the war and prevented displaced residents from returning to their border villages turned to ruin.
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