![Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) receives EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib (L) at the Baabda Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 8, 2026. [Lebanese Presidency / Handout - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AA-20260508-41323264-41323262-LEBANESE_PRESIDENT_JOSEPH_AOUN_MEETS_EU_COMMISSIONER_HADJA_LAHBIB-1.jpg)
Lebanese president stressed Friday that his country remains committed to a comprehensive and complete ceasefire and a halt to all military operations as a basis for launching negotiations with Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. Joseph Aoun made the remarks during a meeting with European Union Commissioner for Equality and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib at the Baabda Presidential Palace, the Lebanese presidency said in a statement. Aoun told the European official that the EU’s support for Lebanon should help press Israel to abide by the ceasefire, the statement said. “Pressure must be applied on Israel to prevent it from blowing up and bulldozing homes in the villages it occupies in the south, as well as targeting medics, journalists and Civil Defense workers,” Aoun […]
