Iran announces support for ceasefire in Lebanon, but only under one condition
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Iran has offered to support efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon, provided that Israel halts its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, reports Politico.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made this statement on Friday in Beirut during the first visit by a senior Iranian official to the Lebanese capital since the Israeli airstrike last week that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Araghchi emphasized the importance of utilizing all diplomatic opportunities to support Lebanon and the region in the fight against the Zionist occupying regime.
While the Iranian minister met with representatives from Lebanon and Hezbollah in Beirut, Israel continued its airstrikes against high-ranking commanders of the group, Politico notes.
On the night of October 1, Israel launched a ground operation in Lebanese territory. The IDF stated that Israeli ground forces were operating with support from aviation and artillery, targeting military facilities in Lebanon.
Further details on Israel's ground operation in Lebanon can be found in the article by RBC-Ukraine.
On Saturday, reports emerged that the successor to the eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hashem Safieddine, may have been killed in an Israeli attack on Beirut on October 4. Confirmed information on this is still pending.
Additionally, on Saturday, the leader of Hamas's military wing, Saeed Atallah Ali, was killed in Lebanon.
