Southern Lebanon 'key' to stability in the region, Lebanese PM says

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that stability in southern Lebanon is key to preventing more chaos in the Middle East, amid a shaky ceasefire with Israel.

“We confirm that Resolution 1701, which the Lebanese army will implement south of the Litani River in coordination with UNIFIL forces, is the basis for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of the enemy from our occupied land," Mikati said at a  special cabinet meeting in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. 

Mikati slammed Israel's "repeated violations" of the ceasefire adding that“stability in southern Lebanon and its reconstruction is the key to stability in the Middle East”.