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Kubis In Egypt To Discuss Latest Libya Developments

The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Jan Kubis (AFP)
The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Jan Kubis (AFP)
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Kubis In Egypt To Discuss Latest Libya Developments

The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Jan Kubis (AFP)
The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Jan Kubis (AFP)

The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Jan Kubis arrived Friday in Cairo where he will stay for several days to discuss the latest developments on the Libyan arena, including the withdrawal of “mercenaries” from the country.

Informed sources, who participated in receiving Kubis at the Cairo International Airport, said that during his visit, the UN envoy will meet with senior Egyptian officials and with members of the Arab League.

They said the UN envoy’s meetings aim to review the latest developments in Libya as the country braces for its presidential and parliamentary election in December, and to support the work of the UN observers in monitoring a ceasefire agreement.

The first group of UN observers arrived last week in the country.

The German news agency, dpa, quoted the sources as saying that the UN observers will operate under the supervision of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) to monitor the ceasefire, and to observe the withdrawal of foreign forces, mercenaries, and foreign militants within a clear time frame.

Kubis visited Egypt last September, where he participated in the activities of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers. The UN envoy had met with a number of senior officials and ministers participating in the events, and reviewed the latest developments on the Libyan arena.

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Israeli Strikes Kill 12 in Lebanon, including 5 Hezbollah Fighters

Women walk near destroyed buildings, with one holding the flag of Hezbollah, in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, after an Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past the deadline for them to withdraw, February 18, 2025 - Reuters reported.
Women walk near destroyed buildings, with one holding the flag of Hezbollah, in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, after an Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past the deadline for them to withdraw, February 18, 2025 - Reuters reported.
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Israeli Strikes Kill 12 in Lebanon, including 5 Hezbollah Fighters

Women walk near destroyed buildings, with one holding the flag of Hezbollah, in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, after an Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past the deadline for them to withdraw, February 18, 2025 - Reuters reported.
Women walk near destroyed buildings, with one holding the flag of Hezbollah, in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, after an Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past the deadline for them to withdraw, February 18, 2025 - Reuters reported.

Heavy Israeli airstrikes killed 12 people, including five Hezbollah fighters, in eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source in Lebanon said, in what Israel said was a warning to the Iran-backed group against trying to re-establish itself.

The Israeli military said the airstrikes targeted training camps used by elite Hezbollah fighters and warehouses it used to store weapons in the Bekaa Valley region of eastern Lebanon.

The airstrikes were the deadliest on the area since a US-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel last November. Bachir Khodr, governor of the Bekaa region, said seven of the dead were Syrian nationals.

Israel dealt Hezbollah heavy blows in last year's conflict, killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah along with other commanders and destroying much of its arsenal.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday's strikes sent a "clear message" to Hezbollah, accusing it of planning to rebuild the capability to raid Israel through the elite Radwan force, Reuters reported.

Israel "will respond with maximum force to any attempt at rebuilding", he said. He added that strikes were also a message to the Lebanese government, saying it was responsible for upholding the ceasefire agreement.

There was no immediate public response from Hezbollah or from the Lebanese government to the latest Israeli strikes.

The United States has submitted a proposal to the Lebanese government aimed at securing Hezbollah's disarmament within four months in exchange for Israel halting airstrikes and withdrawing troops from positions they still hold in south Lebanon.

Under the terms of the ceasefire brokered by the US and France, Lebanon's armed forces were to confiscate "all unauthorized arms", beginning in the area south of the Litani River - the zone closest to Israel.