Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati noted Tuesday that “74 days have passed of the tragedy of the war on Gaza, the recurrent attacks on south Lebanon, the casualties among civilians and human suffering as a result of criminality and genocide.”

“Our people in the South are the victims of daily Israeli attacks and the villages, land and all crops are being burned,” Mikati lamented, at the beginning of a caretaker Cabinet session at the Grand Serail.

“I salute the Lebanese solidarity which has proven that Lebanon is a firm and resistant country: some of us are resisting on the ground and some of us are resisting in political and national stances and at international platform. The parliament, government, security forces and the administration are resisting despite all the circumstances,” Mikati added.

Moreover, he called for speeding up the election of a president and said parliament should “continue legislating” and the government “should continue its work.”

“I hope that Lebanon will have a president soon,” he said.