As Prevot explained, he was in Beirut yesterday with a delegation to show Belgium's full support to the Lebanese authorities and express deep solidarity with the families affected by the violent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. "Just before I commended President Aoun (Joseph, ed.) for offering to open official negotiations with Israel on a ceasefire, Israel, without prior warning, launched one of the largest attacks since the hostilities began, allegedly causing hundreds of civilian casualties," Prevot stated. He added that at the time of the attack, he was at the embassy with the delegation, only a few hundred meters from where the projectiles hit. ๐ฑ๐ง (EN/FR/NL) I came to Beirut today to show our full support to the Lebanese authorities and to express our deep solidarity with the families affected by the violent conflict opposing Israel to Hezbollah. Just before I was commending President Aoun for offering to open officialโฆ Earlier, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in ceasefire negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, said the truce would also include Lebanon and that Hezbollah had halted attacks. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned the U.S. and Israel that they would deliver a "response that causes regret" if attacks on Lebanon do not stop. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the attacks on Wednesday and said French President Emmanuel Macron told him he is ready to exert diplomatic pressure to include Lebanon in any ceasefire.
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Belgian minister testifies to Israeli strikes on Lebanon: "Missiles fell near us, this must stop"
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has spoken out regarding the latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon, which have resulted in at least 250 casualties. Prevot strongly condemned the attacks, which occurred while he was staying in Beirut.

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