The exceptional Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza and Lebanon held on Monday in the Saudi capital Riyadh called for immediate ceasefires in the raging conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, and renewed calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state, based on the two-state solution.
Following are the main points concerning Lebanon in the draft resolution:
- Accelerating the implementation of the Taif Agreement (which ended the 1975-1990 civil war) and the election of a president in Lebanon, as well as the establishment of a government based on the Constitution.
- Calling for an immediate end to the war in Lebanon.
- Supporting Lebanon’s state institutions in carrying out their mandate.
- Supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in their capacity as the guarantor of the country’s unity.
- Providing humanitarian aid to the Lebanese government and implementing reforms that allow country friends of Lebanon to support its economy.
- Urging the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against Israeli officials.
- Garnering worldwide backing to suspend Israel's UN membership.
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