The advisor to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Fares Gemayel, stated that Mikati “was supposed to travel to Saudi Arabia next week to participate in the emergency Arab summit” in order to discuss the situation in Gaza and ways to resolve the conflict.

Gemayel confirmed on Saturday evening to the local channel al-Jadeed that the tour of the government’s leader aims to “prevent the extension of the war in Lebanon,” noting that “contacts continue to reach a ceasefire and resolve the issue of prisoners.

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