Mikati: Lebanon doesn't want war but rather dignity and sovereignty

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday described Israel’s deadly strike on Haret Hreik as “a strike on initiatives, pacification efforts and understandings.”

“We will continue to work to rescue our country and protect our society from any danger,” Mikati added, during an emergency cabinet session tackling the strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs and its repercussions.

“Lebanon does not want war but rather to preserve the dignity of its sons and its sovereignty over land, sea and air, without any leniency regarding its rights,” Mikati went on to say.

“Beirut is being bombarded and humanitarian justice is being assassinated in it. The south is still under bombardment, torching, killing, displacement and destruction under the eyes of the world, as if all the criminality that is happening is a mere incident,” the premier decried.

Calling for “the immediate and full implementation of Resolution 1701,” Mikati said Lebanese authorities “will remain in constant communication with Lebanon’s friends and its Arab brothers to prevent an escalation of matters.”