New York: United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said late Tuesday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not suggested a peacekeeping force for Gaza.

Dujarric added to the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the UN aim is for a humanitarian ceasefire, for greater volume and quality of aid going in, noting “Our aim is for a political solution to this that would lead us back to the two-state solution.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

Caretaker Minister of Public Health Dr. Firas Abiad, on Wednesday received at his ministry office, the new U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa A. Johnson, who came on a protocol visit upon assuming her new diplomatic duties in the country.

Ambassador Johnson was accompanied by a delegation that included the USAID Lebanon Mission Director, Julie Southfield, and Embassy members.

Discussions reportedly touched on the healthcare conditions in the country and the health sector’s readiness in the face of crises.

Minister Abiad discussed with Ambassador Johnson the National Health Strategy launched by the MoPH a year ago and explained the progress made in this regard.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon