UN General Assembly
2024

We proposed—at two Security Council sessions, most recently on 17 July 2024—a comprehensive framework to establish sustainable calm along Lebanon’s southern border. Today, we repeat our call for a ceasefire on the fronts, which should serve as a starting point towards the full and unqualified implementation of **Security Council Resolution 1701**, which had successfully maintained relative stability in southern Lebanon from the end of the July 2006 war until 7 October 2023. We also rely on the support of the international community and friendly states for the Lebanese government’s efforts to **enhance the deployment of the Lebanese Army south of the Litani River**. This includes providing the necessary equipment and assisting in increasing troop numbers, following the government’s decision to launch a new recruitment campaign—an unequivocal commitment to Resolution 1701. There shall be **no weapons without the consent of the Lebanese government**, and **no authority outside that of the Lebanese government**, in line with the provisions of that resolution.