Middle East crisis threatens Lebanon’s ‘very existence’, foreign minister tells UN – as it happened

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• Netanyahu says Israel will not stop' attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire calls

Lebanon's National News Agency reports that trade unions in the country have called on people to show solidarity, and for the owners of food establishments, bakeries, gas stations and pharmacies to keep their establishments open, and facilitate everything necessary for our people."

In a statement the trade unions also called on merchants not to raise prices and not to exploit people."

They want to do exactly what Hamas did in the south. Remember, we have been in this situation for a whole year. In the past week, the army has fought as it should, as we expect, to bring us back home. It seems we are again taking two steps back.