The foreign ministers of Belgium, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Croatia, as well as the head of the EU foreign policy department Kaja Kallas, announced support for the Lebanese government in the confrontation with the Hezbollah group. They expressed condolences to the families of the deceased Lebanese and Israelis
“Responsibility for the situation lies with Hezbollah. We strongly condemn the strikes it carried out against Israel in support of Iran. These actions must stop immediately. Our priority is to prevent further escalation of the regional conflict,” the statement published by An-Nahar said.
“We support the historic and courageous decisions taken by the Lebanese government. Only by strengthening state institutions and sovereignty can Lebanon be protected from foreign interference,” the foreign ministers say, calling for direct Lebanese-Israeli negotiations.