{"id":49072,"date":"2026-04-15T07:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/49072\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:22:08","slug":"switzerland-among-10-countries-calling-for-end-to-fighting-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/49072\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland among 10 countries calling for end to fighting in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1655ea04b76f5f347e8a6f02097bee4ed039c03b-91257544.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Ten countries call for end to fighting in Lebanon\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Ten countries call for end to fighting in Lebanon            <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>        In a joint statement, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and seven other countries have called for &#8220;an immediate end to the fighting in Lebanon&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        April 15, 2026 &#8211; 09:08\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The countries are \u201cdeeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the displacement crisis in Lebanon\u201d, according to a joint statement published by Canada. Civilians and civilian infrastructure in particular must be protected from the effects of the hostilities.<\/p>\n<p>The countries welcomed the two-week ceasefire recently agreed between the United States, Israel and Iran. However, weapons must now also fall silent in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The call follows an initial meeting between Israeli and Lebanese representatives in Washington, which should lead to the start of direct negotiations between the warring parties.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775817075_999_05851811c283a07d0c8b9b8ac0ae1fe63551c138-91232616.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Switzerland joins other countries in calling for protection for aid workers in Lebanon\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Foreign Affairs\n        <\/p>\n<p>        Switzerland  calls for end to Lebanon violence    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Apr 10, 2026                    <\/p>\n<p>                Switzerland among seven countries calling for immediate end to fighting in Lebanon.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/foreign-affairs\/switzerland-joins-other-countries-in-calling-for-protection-for-aid-workers-in-lebanon\/91234767\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Switzerland  calls for end to Lebanon violence<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The conflict between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and Israel escalated again in the course of the Iran war. For a long time, Hezbollah acted as a state within a state in Lebanon. Israel accuses the Lebanese government of failing in the disarmament process.<\/p>\n<p>Respect of international humanitarian law<\/p>\n<p>In their statement on the conflict, the ten countries also called for \u201crespect for international humanitarian law\u201d in order to preserve human dignity, minimise harm to the civilian population and allow humanitarian aid. \u201cWe strongly condemn actions that have led to the deaths of UN peacekeepers and significantly increased the risks to humanitarian personnel in southern Lebanon,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>Three UN peacekeepers were killed in several incidents in southern Lebanon at the end of March. According to initial findings by the UN peacekeeping mission Unifil, one attack was carried out on March 29 by an Israeli army tank and a second on March 30 by a booby trap set by the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.<\/p>\n<p>The UN mission is repeatedly caught between the fronts. The United Nations has stationed blue helmet soldiers in the border region since 1978. Around 7,500 soldiers from almost 50 countries are currently involved.<\/p>\n<p>The authors of the communication include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Translated from German by AI\/jdp<\/p>\n<p>                How we work            <\/p>\n<p>We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. 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