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Hachem

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  1. “Assistance from one source or another is not the whole issue. There is a shared interest in the security and stability of Lebanon so that it will not collapse economically, socially or in terms of its security or military status. Lebanon’s security is part of the region’s security, and Lebanon’s stability is part of the stability of Europe and the world. When Lebanon and the Middle East are affected, there are repercussions that affect Europe and the entire world. Lebanon does not raise its voice at the expense of the brotherly displaced persons — they are oppressed like us. Lebanon raises it voice because it can no longer shoulder the burden of asylum-seekers, refugees, displaced persons and aggressors.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “Lebanon stands fully ready to cooperate with the United Nations and to work together with it hand in hand to find an appropriate solution that complies with the law and guarantees the dignified return of Syrians in safety to their homes, while taking into account the minimum requirements for such a return, including ensuring the dignity of the returnees. Lebanon has fulfilled its humanitarian duties towards a brotherly people who were suffering from a major crisis. But today, following the end of the fighting, many of the refugees can return without any difficulty. We ask you, Mr. President, and through you the permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council, to consider that investing in the security and stability of Lebanon is of national, regional, European and international interest.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “We strongly emphasize that the area on the outskirts of the town of Al-Mari is under occupation and does not merely have a military presence. Anyone who thinks that the massacres, killings and attacks committed in Gaza and on Lebanon’s southern borders will distract us from the existential issue of Syrian displaced persons in Lebanon is mistaken. The issue of Syrian displaced persons is a national priority for all Lebanese people. There is one unified call in Lebanon: we want a road map that will lead to a lasting settlement through cooperation with the international community. Lebanon cannot continue to face an impasse on that issue. We face two imperatives: one is that there can be no return before a political settlement is reached, and the other is that any return will require a minimum level of reconstruction.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “We reaffirm once again that Lebanon is fully committed to upholding international legitimacy, the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the Security Council. Lebanon has never been the aggressor. It has always been the victim of the aggression perpetrated by Israel since the 1960s, as best evidenced by the record of daily Israeli violations that the Council has documented. In 2000, Lebanon succeeded in liberating a large part of its territories However, Israel has intentionally maintained its occupation of various parts of Lebanon, including the Sheba’a Farms, the Kafr Shouba Hills and the outskirts of the town of Al-Mari, which is partly connected to the town of Al-Ghajar, so as to maintain a tense environment in the area and to justify its continued aggression.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “Therefore, we warn against the repercussions of that conflict, not only for our own region’s security but also for the security of Europe in particular and the world in general. Israel’s use of incendiary weapons, such as white phosphorous, which have long-lasting impacts on populations and the environment, attests to the fact that Israel continues to commit unlawful acts. The shelling of innocent civilians provides additional evidence, as we saw in the incident at the Al Ahli Hospital. Israel’s targeting of Lebanese and foreign journalists working in Lebanon, the martyrdom of the Lebanese journalist Issam Abdallah, the injuries to others and the killing of 13 journalists in Gaza attest to its policy of suppressing freedoms and misleading public opinion.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “We must begin by urgently and immediately implementing a ceasefire, deliver humanitarian assistance, lift the blockade, protect civilians and focus our efforts on the root causes of the conflict. There will be no peace in the region without a just resolution of the Palestinian question, the establishment of a Palestinian State based on the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the withdrawal of Israel from all occupied Arab territories in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In the absence of such a political solution and in the light of the third week of the war against Gaza and the inability of Western countries to halt Israel’s intention to blindly avenge itself, the risk of a wider conflict will continue to affect the entire Middle East.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “Lebanon highly appreciates the important role played by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), through coordination with the Lebanese army, in de-escalation and preserving stability. We express our gratitude to UNIFIL, its leadership and the contributing countries. I would raise the alarm regarding the desperate Government of Israel, which has continued its illegal settlements in recent months and its repeated violations of Christian and Muslim holy sites, including through attacks on worshippers. I warn against taking measures that engulf the entire region in a blazing fire that will be hard to extinguish. We cannot search for peace in another area.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  8. “We emphasize that Lebanon never desired nor pursued war. Our goal is to preserve the calm along the Lebanese borders because we want to protect Lebanon and the Lebanese, and we are committed to resolution 1701 (2006) and all subsequent international relevant resolutions. The Israelis are issuing offensive statements on a daily basis, threatening to return Lebanon to the Stone Age and crush its people, in addition to Israel’s daily attacks on Lebanon, its territory and its people by land, sea and air. Those attacks constitute daily provocations for all citizens who care for their country and its sovereignty. Lebanon addresses those verbal and military aggressions with the highest degree of self-restraint, in respect for international resolutions and out of a desire to maintain stability in the southern region.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  9. “The arrogant Israelis have not even responded to the repeated calls of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, because they do not believe in this international Organization and do not believe in peace. The Arab States accepted peace in a united position in 2002 through a Saudi initiative proposed by His Majesty King Abdullah at the Beirut Summit, based on clear foundations that are fair and comprehensive and grant the brotherly Palestinian people the right to establish their State and restore their stolen land. However, unfortunately, the victim has accepted but the murderer has not. The Head of Government, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and all officials in Lebanon are carrying out international and local communications and making every effort to dissociate Lebanon from this bloody conflict.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  10. “No mercy is shown and no distinction made between a humanitarian worker who is trying to alleviate the suffering, a journalist trying to report the truth, a doctor trying to heal the wounded, a Red Cross volunteer trying to mitigate the suffering or a United Nations employee trying to implement international resolutions. Speaking of international resolutions, we regret to inform the Council that they have been disregarded completely and ignored by the Israeli occupying authorities, who have ignored the Charter of the United Nations, international human rights law and international humanitarian law. In other words, they have ignored all relevant laws and norms.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  11. “Mr. Hachem (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): We have witnessed for more than two weeks a brutal war that is void of any respect for the most basic norms of international humanitarian law. It is also void of the most basic human concepts. There is no law or doctrine that justifies the systemic killing of a population that has lived in an open-air prison for more than half a century. The blockade in the Gaza Strip is preventing access to all necessities of life, namely water, electricity, communication, health services and medicines, and to humanitarian aid, while subjecting it to the shelling of critical installations, civilian infrastructure, hospitals and houses of worship. This is in addition to the indiscriminate killing of infants, children, women, older persons, patients and journalists.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source