NNA - In a statement to L'Orient-Le Jour, House Speaker, Nabih Berri, accused Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of lying to everyone, claiming he has retracted his approval of the U.S.-European initiative. 

Berri emphasized the necessity of a 21-day ceasefire that should apply equally in both Lebanon and Gaza. 

"We cannot abandon the people of the sector,” Berri affirmed. 

Berri's comments, reported by Sky News Arabia, highlight the urgent need for peace amid ongoing hostilities in the region.

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