Hope for a ceasefire from the Lebanese Foreign Minister: The final decision is up to Israel.

The Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bouhabib stated that he hopes a ceasefire will begin in his country, which is under Israeli attack, starting this evening. Bouhabib spoke at the "MED Mediterranean Dialogue Forum," the 10th edition of which is organized this year with the contributions of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the International Institute for Political Studies (ISPI), based in Italy, during the "Dialogue for Peace" session.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Bouhabib noted that Israeli attacks have been intensifying for 60 days and expressed their support for a ceasefire, saying, "I hope we can have a ceasefire this evening. Everyone is waiting for Israel to accept the ceasefire."

Bouhabib also stated, "The only authority in southern Lebanon should be the Lebanese government. To achieve this, it is vital to promote cooperation between the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese army."

After this speech, in an interview with the Italian Rainews24 channel, Bouhabib referred to his speech at the forum, pointing to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the ceasefire, saying, "Yes, I said that, but the final decision is up to the Israeli cabinet and, above all, Prime Minister Netanyahu."

3,768 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN ISRAEL'S ATTACKS IN LEBANON

The Israeli army, which has been engaged in controlled clashes with Hezbollah since October 8, 2023, carried out hundreds of airstrikes on southern Lebanese cities, as well as the Bekaa and Baalbek regions on September 23.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, since October 8, 2023, 3,768 people have died, including 946 women and children, and 222 health workers, while 15,699 people have been injured.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in airstrikes carried out by the Israeli army on Beirut on September 27.

Hezbollah is responding to Israel with rockets and missiles. There have been no significant damages reported in these attacks, which mostly target military bases on the Israeli side.

A wave of migration from the southern parts of the country to the capital Beirut and the north continues. According to data released by the Lebanese government, nearly 1.9 million people have been displaced across the country due to Israeli attacks. More than 624,000 of them have migrated to Syria.