"German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier travels to Lebanon on Monday, before traveling onward to Jordan on Wednesday. The main agenda of the trip has to do with maintaining a ceasefire that was brokered by the US in 2024 to halt the fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group. Israel has fired rockets and missiles into southern Lebanon nearly daily in recent months, saying it was necessary to prevent Hezbollah from rearming."
"Israel has fired rockets and missiles into southern Lebanon nearly daily in recent months, saying it was necessary to prevent Hezbollah from rearming. A central tenet of the truce requires Hezbollah to lay down its weapons. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shiite political party and militant group in Lebanon. It is designated as a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab countries, while the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group."
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Lebanon on Monday and then Jordan on Wednesday. The trip focuses on preserving a US-brokered 2024 ceasefire that halted fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Israel has carried out near-daily rocket and missile strikes into southern Lebanon, stating the strikes aim to prevent Hezbollah from rearming. A core condition of the truce obliges Hezbollah to lay down its weapons. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shiite political party and militant group in Lebanon. The group is designated as a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab states, and the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group.
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