President Joseph Aoun, on the day of his inauguration on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomed the conclusion of an agreement in Gaza, hoping that it can put an end to the "tragic situation" experienced by Palestinians in the enclave besieged and bombed by Israel for more than 15 months. He also praised "the international efforts made" to reach this agreement.
"President Aoun considered that a serious commitment by Israel to respect the terms of the agreement requires follow-up by the countries that sponsored it as well as the United Nations, as the Israeli enemy has a history of evading its commitments and defying international resolutions, as evident by the attacks and violations of the cease-fire in southern Lebanon," read the statement published by Baabda's Presidential Palace.
"President Aoun reaffirmed the right of the Palestinians to their sovereign state on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy, stressing that the implementation of the new agreement will allow the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes, alongside the need to launch the reconstruction of what has been destroyed in the devastated Gaza Strip," concluded the press release.