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China Favors Palestinians, Israel Resuming Peace Talks

A Palestinian man pictured at the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, 14 April 2023. (EPA)
A Palestinian man pictured at the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, 14 April 2023. (EPA)
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China Favors Palestinians, Israel Resuming Peace Talks

A Palestinian man pictured at the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, 14 April 2023. (EPA)
A Palestinian man pictured at the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, 14 April 2023. (EPA)

China is highly concerned about heightened Israeli-Palestinian conflict and favors the two sides resuming peace talks as soon as possible, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Monday.

Qin, in separate phone calls with his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts, said China is willing to play a constructive role in promoting peace in the region, according to statements posted by China's foreign ministry.

US-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza -territories Israel captured in a 1967 war - have stalled for almost a decade and show no sign of revival.

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Lebanon's PM Says Country to Begin Disarming South Litani to Ensure State Presence

President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)
President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)
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Lebanon's PM Says Country to Begin Disarming South Litani to Ensure State Presence

President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)
President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday that the state will begin disarming southern Lebanon, particularly the south Litani region, to establish its presence across the country.
"We are in a new phase - in this new phase, we will start with south Lebanon and south Litani specifically in order to pull weapons so that the state can be present across Lebanese territory," Mikati said.

Mikati's remarks followed a meeting with newly elected President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Presidential Palace. Aoun was elected as the country's new head of state by parliament on Thursday, ending a vacancy in the presidency that had persisted for over two years.

In his address to parliament, Aoun pledged to control weapons outside the state's control, saying the government is the sole entity authorized to possess and use military force and weapons.
A ceasefire agreement that ended the 13-month-conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in November has given the Lebanese party 60 days to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon, while Israeli forces are also required to withdraw from the area over the same period.
The ceasefire agreement says Israeli forces will move south of the Blue Line “in a phased manner” within 60 days. The Lebanese army’s troops will deploy “in parallel” to the positions.