Beirut, Lebanon, April 5, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon president calls for Israel talks to prevent Gaza-style destruction

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2026-04-05

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated on Sunday a call for negotiations with Israel, saying he wanted to spare his country's south from destruction on the scale seen in Gaza. "It is true that Israel might want to do in southern Lebanon what it did in Gaza," Aoun said in a televised address, after Israel launched airstrikes and a ground offensive against Hezbollah, destroying several southern Lebanese villages. "Gaza was destroyed, over 70,000......

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