Middle East crisis live: Lebanon hit with new airstrike near Beirut; Iran says Israeli action in Lebanon ‘can’t go unanswered’
Israel reportedly strikes seaside town of Jiyeh, a few miles south of Beirut; Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian addresses UN after wave of strikes
Charbel Massaad, an independent Maronite MP in Lebanon, has described Israel’s airstrikes as “an attack not only on geography, but also on dignity, on rights and on the future of our generations.”
In a message to the Lebanese people carried by the state National News Agency, Massaad said:
In these difficult times that our beloved country Lebanon is going through, and with the continued brutal Israeli aggression on our land, I find myself compelled to address you. The Israeli aggression that brutally targets our people, our homes, our villages and our cities is an attack not only on geography, but also on dignity, on rights and on the future of our generations.
But we, as a people accustomed to steadfastness and we will steadfastly face all challenges. This critical moment requires all of us, regardless of any political or sectarian affiliation, to stand as one. Our unity is our strength. Israel seeks to sow fear and division among us, but we know very well how to confront such conspiracies. Just as we were victorious in the past, we will be victorious today, because we are right, and right always triumphs, and the will to live among the Lebanese is stronger than any aggression or conspiracy.
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