Bassil receives a support call from his German counterpart

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil received a call Saturday from German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, in which the latter expressed his country's keen concern and endeavor to maintain stability in Lebanon and prevent any escalation of tension in the country.

He also voiced Germany's preparedness to work with all parties to ensure that this is achieved.

Bassil, in turn, expressed Lebanon's appreciation for Germany's efforts in this regard, asserting that Lebanon wants stability because its economic and social interests and prevailing conditions cannot bear any escalation. However, he stressed that Israel is the one attacking Lebanon and has gone from 150 air, sea and land violations a month to 250 breaches.

Bassil added: "What happened was an attack by drones in the heart of the southern suburb of Beirut, a very dangerous precedent that Lebanon cannot accept, and a new kind of violation that threatens the lives and properties of the Lebanese at every moment, if acknowledged and not stopped."

Consequently, he stressed that "Israel must return to the equation of tranquility existing since 2006, under the rooftop of UN Resolution 1701," affirming that "Lebanon will not tolerate any deviation from this equation."