Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Israel is planning to permanently station its troops on the occupied territory of Lebanon. Sergei Lavrov added at the 14th Middle East Conference that Israel is continuing its military operations in the West Bank without hesitation, which is creating a new problem in the region and the world’s attention has been diverted from Israel’s nefarious intentions after the Gaza ceasefire. Israel has started a dangerous game again. There are several reliable revelations that Israel is planning to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and take complete control of the northwestern bank of the Jordan River. He said that according to experts from intelligence agencies, Israel’s plan is to maintain permanent occupation of Lebanese territory. According to Lavrov, Russia is receiving indications that there are difficulties in implementing the second phase of the agreement between Israel and Hamas. Lavrov assured that the settlement attempt in Syria The efforts to keep Russia, China, and Iran at bay are revealing the West’s plans to keep its rivals at bay and there is no good intention behind it.
It should be noted that the Kremlin said on Monday that Russia would continue talks with Syrian authorities on a number of issues of mutual interest, including deciding the future of two of Moscow’s military bases in Syria. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visited Damascus last week, the purpose of which was to hold talks with the new Syrian leadership after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Bashar and his family have sought political asylum in Moscow. In addition to the Russian Foreign Minister, politicians from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine and other countries in the region are participating in the Middle East Conference organized by the Valdai Club.