(16 Aug 2024)
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Beirut, Lebanon – 16 August 2024
1. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelaty arriving at the house of Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
2. Abdelaty meeting with Berri
3. Abdelaty at meeting
4. Berri at meeting
5. Officials meeting
6. Abdelaty during news conference
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelaty, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"An immediate cease-fire must be reached in the Gaza Strip so that we stop the escalation. I also asserted Egypt’s full condemnation of the provocative policies which certainly include the breach of Lebanese sovereignty. We assert once again Egypt’s full support of the unity of Lebanon, the safety of its territories and Lebanese sovereignty. Any breach of Lebanese sovereignty is fully condemned. The aggression on the southern suburb of the beloved capital, Beirut is totally rejected and we’ve strongly condemned it."
8. Lebanese flag
9. Abdelaty arriving to the office of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, walking with officials
10. Abdelaty meeting with Mikati
11. Mikati at meeting
12. Officials meeting
13. Abdelaty at meeting
14. Officials meeting
STORYLINE:
Egypt’s foreign minister said Friday that an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is needed to stop an escalation that could push the region into a wider war.
Badr Abdelaty’s comments in Beirut came as officials from Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the U.S. held talks in the Qatari capital of Doha in an attempt to end the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Tension has been rising in the Middle East following the killing of a top military official of the militant Hezbollah group in Beirut and of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Iran and Hezbollah blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s death and have vowed to retaliate.
"An immediate cease-fire must be reached in the Gaza Strip so that we stop the escalation," Abdelaty said.
Abdelaty spoke at a news conference after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a key ally of Hezbollah.
Hezbollah and its allies in the region, mainly Houthi rebels in Yemen, have said they will stop attacking Israel once it ends its offensive in Gaza.
Internationally mediated cease-fire talks in Qatar are expected to enter their second day Friday in an effort to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading into a wider regional conflict.
AP video shot by Fadi Tawil and Fay Abulgassim
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