Lebanon's prime minister calls for UN Resolution 1701 enforcement

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which was adopted in 2006, to end a month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah and establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

“All countries and decision-makers are required to end the bloody and destructive Israeli aggression on Lebanon and implement international resolutions, most notably Resolution 1701,” Mikati said in a post on X on Monday, shortly after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood.

The resolution has resurfaced in discussions as part of a US proposal for a ceasefire agreement, aiming to halt 13 months of ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.