Title: Patriarch Rai: Adherence to Resolution 1701 by Both Israeli and Lebanese Sides

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai stated that "we have considered from the beginning of Israel's war that it is a genocide against the Palestinian people, which we condemned repeatedly, and we called for adherence to Resolution 1701 by both the Israeli and Lebanese sides to protect the border towns in the south from bombing, killing, and displacement. We have not stopped demanding a complete ceasefire and moving towards negotiations and diplomatic solutions to establish a two-state solution." He also pointed out, in his sermon during Sunday mass in Bkerke, that "he expects Lebanon to play a mediating role in accordance with its mission, but it cannot do so while Lebanon is deprived of a president."