JAKARTA - France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to be held following the escalating situation in Lebanon.
"Because the situation in Lebanon is deteriorating rapidly, France has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said via the X platform, reported ANTARA, Tuesday, March 10.
France has allocated emergency aid of 6 million euros or around 6.9 million US dollars (around Rp. 117 billion) to a number of humanitarian organizations in Lebanon.
The French government has also opened a support fund for the crisis center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is preparing to send humanitarian aid to Lebanon weighing up to 20 tons.
In addition, Paris continues to hold talks with Israel and Lebanon aimed at preventing the country from falling into chaos, securing a ceasefire, and encouraging the disarmament process of the Hezbollah group.
On March 2, a number of rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, with the Hezbollah group claiming responsibility for the attack.
In response, the Israeli military launched a massive attack on a number of residential areas throughout Lebanon, including the capital Beirut.
Hundreds of thousands of people then began to leave their homes and seek refuge in safer areas in Lebanon.
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