UK Foreign Minister says Israeli assault on Lebanon 'deeply damaging'

Middle East Eye · April 9, 2026 War

UK Foreign Minister says Israeli assault on Lebanon 'deeply damaging' British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described Israel's attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday as "deeply damaging", stressing a need for resolution to hostilities in the region. "We want to see Lebanon included in the ceasefire... We want it extended to cover Lebanon, because otherwise that will destabilise the whole region," Cooper told Times Radio.

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