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Raggi from Ottawa: Lebanon does not want to support anyone or oppose anyone... and weapons must be in the hands of the state

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Raggi from Ottawa: Lebanon does not want to support anyone or oppose anyone... and weapons must be in the hands of the state
Via Nidaa Al Watan
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Nidaa Al Watan: Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi met Canadian Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné and discussed with her bilateral relations, the situation in Lebanon, the course of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and the period after the end of the UNIFIL mission. Gagné praised the Lebanese community in Canada,…

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The southern border and the Blue Line

What is independently established about the incident, and what is attributed to a party?

  1. The UN identified the Blue Line in 2000 to verify Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. UNIFIL explains that it is a withdrawal line, not an agreed international border.

    UNIFIL · Blue Line FAQ ↗
  2. Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, called for a full cessation of hostilities and strengthened UNIFIL’s mandate. The resolution is a reference for understanding reports about hostilities and deployments in southern Lebanon; it does not by itself verify a particular incident.

    UN Security Council · 2006 ↗

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Sources checked: 2026-11-04

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  1. Nidaa Al Watanرجي من أوتاوا: لبنان لا يريد إسناد أحد أو معاداة أحد... والسلاح يجب أن يكون بيد الدولة ↗
  2. Bintjbeilوزير الخارجية: لبنان لم يعد يريد إسناد أحد ولا معاداة أحد ↗
  3. Kataebرجي من أوتاوا: لبنان لا يريد إسناد أحد أو معاداة أحد... والسلاح يجب أن يكون بيد الدولة ↗

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