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Lebanon's President Aoun Demands Talks With Israel to Avoid Gaza's Fate

05 April, 2026.Gaza Genocide.15 sources

Key Takeaways

Aoun urged direct talks with Israel to avert Gaza-style destruction in southern Lebanon.
He says diplomacy is not surrender and negotiations are necessary to halt the war.
Warns Israel may repeat Gaza in the south, risking social divisions.

Aoun's Call for Diplomacy

Aoun renewed his call for direct negotiations with Israel to prevent southern Lebanon from becoming another Gaza.

He said Gaza was destroyed and more than 70,000 were killed before they eventually sat down to negotiate.

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Aoun framed diplomacy as the only way to halt escalating Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions.

He made a distinction between negotiation and surrender.

Escalating Violence and Civilian Toll

Seven people, including six family members, were killed in an Israeli strike on Kfar Hatta, 40 km from the border.

The family was already displaced and waiting for a relative who was also killed.

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Hezbollah launched a cruise missile at an Israeli warship for the first time since the war began.

The IDF began attacking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut after issuing evacuation warnings.

Aoun's Warning on Social Divisions

Aoun addressed the risk of sectarian and social tension from the massive refugee crisis.

“The President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, reiterated this Sunday (the 5th) his call for negotiations with Israel, stating that he wishes to spare the south of the country from destruction on the scale seen in the Gaza Strip”

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He warned that whoever undermines civil peace is serving Israel.

He directed indirect criticism at Hezbollah.

He noted the expelled Iranian ambassador no longer holds official status.