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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9234

18 July 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/external relations council/middle east
EU calls for de-escalation, cessation of hostilities and return to diplomacy - Israel has right to legitimate self-defence; but all parties must protect civilian population and respect international humanitarian law

Brussels, 17/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - While Israeli bombardment of Hezbollah militias in the South of Lebanon, and the Hezbollah rocket fire on Israel, including on the town of Haifa, continued to intensify on Monday, and several European countries began evacuating their nationals from the Lebanon, EU foreign ministers called for de-escalation and the cessation of hostilities. Meeting in the “General Affairs/External Relations” Council, chaired by Finnish minister Erkki Tuomioja, the...

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