Bukhayb: We Requested Netherlands' Help to Pressure Israel to Stop Targeting Journalists and Using White Phosphorus

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants in the caretaker government, Abdullah Bukhayb, announced after his meeting in The Hague with Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot, that he requested "the Netherlands' assistance to pressure Israel to stop its deliberate targeting of Lebanese journalists and the use of internationally banned white phosphorus." He added: "We agreed on the importance of the two-state solution and the danger of escalating violence in the West Bank against Palestinians. I explained to Minister Slot the risks of displacement on Lebanon, noting that our capacity to control illegal migration to Europe is diminishing amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East." The foreign minister thanked his Dutch counterpart for her country's decision to increase support for displaced persons and the Lebanese host community, and encouraged her to assess the benefits of supporting official Lebanese authorities, particularly in social affairs.