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UNRWA Chief Says West Bank 'is Boiling'

Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN
Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN
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UNRWA Chief Says West Bank 'is Boiling'

Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN
Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursday that he was concerned about the spillover risk of the situation in Gaza, adding that the West Bank "is boiling."
Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), also said there was need for a meaningful continuous humanitarian aid to Gaza including fuel.
He said aid coming in through Rafah was inadequate, adding that all crossings into Gaza should be opened.

Israel says strikes have been precise and included measures to minimize civilian fatalities, but Gaza health authorities say the death toll there is now more than 10,500, 40% of them children.

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Geagea Calls on Hezbollah to Work with Lebanese Army

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)
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Geagea Calls on Hezbollah to Work with Lebanese Army

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea urged on Friday Hezbollah to engage with the Lebanese army and devise a plan to dismantle its military infrastructure south and north of the Litani river.

In a press conference Friday, Geagea criticized Hezbollah for opening a front with Israel and accused the Shiite group of committing a “major crime” against the Lebanese people.

“We could have done without the martyrdom of more than 4,000 people, the displacement of thousands and the destruction across the country,” he said. “Despite all these tragedies, Hezbollah continues to talk about a victory using a bizarre and disconnected logic that has no basis in reality.”

Geagea’s comments came two days after a US-brokered ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel went into effect. More than 3,900 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel's conflict with Hezbollah escalated.

Geagea, whose Lebanese Forces Party holds the largest bloc in Lebanon’s 128-member parliament, also addressed Lebanon’s presidential deadlock. The country has been without a president for more than two years.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has scheduled a session for presidential elections in January. "Consultations with opposition factions and our allies will begin in the coming days to explore the possibility of agreeing on presidential candidates and bringing them to parliament,” Geagea said.