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French Defense Minister Celebrates New Year with French Troops in Lebanon

The French minister listens to an officer in the French troops during his visit on Saturday (AFP)
The French minister listens to an officer in the French troops during his visit on Saturday (AFP)
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French Defense Minister Celebrates New Year with French Troops in Lebanon

The French minister listens to an officer in the French troops during his visit on Saturday (AFP)
The French minister listens to an officer in the French troops during his visit on Saturday (AFP)

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Saturday checked on the UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers in southern Lebanon upon his arrival in Beirut.

The minister, on a several-day official visit to Lebanon, spent New Year’s Eve with the French troops and will inspect the Beirut Port explosion site.

He is also scheduled to meet with Lebanese officials including the defense minister, the speaker, and the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to the French Embassy in Beirut.

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Safadi: We Cannot Afford Another War in the West Bank

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Safadi: We Cannot Afford Another War in the West Bank

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday that his country could not afford another war in the neighboring Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank, according to Reuters.

The Israeli military launched an operation in Jenin on Tuesday.

The offensive came one day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump and just days after a ceasefire deal paused fighting between the Jewish state and the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli assault has killed at least 10 Palestinians and injured 40 more, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry.