Israel considers ending the conflict in the south ahead of US pressure and a possible UN decision

Israel's Channel 12 television reported that Israel was considering a ceasefire on the northern Lebanon front in order to forestall a possible decision by the United Nations Security Council. According to the report, the administration of US President Joe Biden is applying intense pressure on Israel to end the fighting in the south.

“The conflict in Lebanon, coupled with intensified strikes in Syria and the raging violence in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, points to a region dangerously teetering on the brink of an all-out war,” Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, warned the 15-nation organ, observing that the situation in the country had become even more alarming since the Secretary-General's last address before the Council eight days ago.

Since the launch of the Israel Defense Forces' Operation Northern Arrows on 23 September, UNIFIL has, as of 8 October, detected 5,451 trajectories from south to........

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