The UN Security Council debated on Friday the ongoing
Lebanon-Israeli conflict in an emergency meeting Friday, with the Lebanese
delegate calling for international help to end a massive Israeli offensive
against his country. (Photo: CCTV) |
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UN Security Council debates Lebanon-Israeli
conflict
UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security
Council debated on Friday the ongoing Lebanon-Israeli conflict in an emergency
meeting Friday, with the Lebanese delegate calling for international help to end
a massive Israeli offensive against his country.
The meeting was convened at the request of Lebanon
shortly after Israeli warplanes bombed southern Beirut, a stronghold of
Hezbollah, raising fears of escalating the conflict into a full war.
The Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations, Nouhad
Mahmoud, called on the council to "take a clear decision to establish a
ceasefire and the aerial and sea blockade imposed on Lebanon." Full
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