STORY: Egypt delivers more aid to Lebanon, urges stronger efforts for ceasefire: FM
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:09
LOCATION: Beirut
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the aid arriving at the airport
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BADR ABDELATTY, Egyptian Foreign Minister
3. various of the aid arriving at the airport
4. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meeting with Lebanese officials

STORYLINE:

Egypt fully supports Lebanon, stands ready to meet all the country's needs, and calls for intensified efforts to halt the Israeli "aggression" against Lebanon, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said upon his arrival in Beirut on Wednesday with the fourth shipment of Egyptian aid.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BADR ABDELATTY, Egyptian Foreign Minister
"Thank you for the warm reception. I came with the direction of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to convey a message of full support from the Egyptian leadership, the Egyptian government, and the Egyptian people to the brotherly Lebanese people and the Lebanese government during this difficult time.
For sure, Egypt will spare no effort to immediately stop this brutal aggression against Lebanon and reach a ceasefire as soon as possible to preserve the well-being of the Lebanese people. For sure, Egypt fully stands next to Lebanon and is providing all the possible aid to help this brotherly people during this crisis it is facing."

Abdelatty held separate meetings with Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati, during which he expressed Egypt's support for Lebanon.
   
"The ceasefire and the cessation of aggression is our priority without any conditions," he told Berri.
   
He further emphasized to Mikati the importance of choosing "a consensus president for Lebanon who is accepted by all Lebanese sects without any foreign intervention."
   
Since Sept. 23, the Israeli military has intensified airstrikes on Lebanon in an escalation of conflict with Hezbollah. Israel also launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon in early October.
   
As of Thursday, the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 3,386, while injuries went up to 14,417.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beirut.
(XHTV)