A general strike is observed this Monday in Lebanon in response to a global call in solidarity with Gaza.
Raouche Rocks also called Pigeon Rock in Beirut © Mena Today
A general strike is observed this Monday in Lebanon in response to a global call in solidarity with Gaza.
According to the statement, the outgoing Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, 'decided the closure of all government and public institutions, as well as municipalities, in response to the global call for Gaza and in solidarity with the Palestinian people and with our people in Gaza and in Lebanese border villages.'
The Minister of Education has also announced the closure of all schools and universities for the day. The Association of Banks in Lebanon has likewise issued a statement announcing the closure of all banks in the country on Monday 'in solidarity with the Palestinian people.'
Lebanon is held hostage by Iran and Hezbollah, which daily attack Israel.
The population, already a victim of an unprecedented economic crisis, fears an escalation of the conflict.
Reporting by André Lebas
Israeli forces killed four people in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported, citing the health ministry, in two separate strikes that the Israeli military said targeted members of the Shi'ite Muslim armed group Hezbollah.
Iran could agree to dilute its most highly enriched uranium in exchange for all financial sanctions being lifted, its atomic chief said on Monday, one of the most direct indications so far of its position at talks with Washington.
Kuwait has added eight Lebanese hospitals to its national sanctions list over alleged links to terrorism, according to the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai. The hospitals are all located in areas where Hezbollah is influential: southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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