After an Israeli airstrike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated he had spoken with Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon on Saturday.
"We agreed on the need for an immediate ceasefire to bring an end to the bloodshed. A diplomatic solution is the only way to restore security and stability for the Lebanese and Israeli people," Lammy said in a statement on social media platform X.
Earlier in the week Lammy told the United Nations' General Assembly that there should be an immediate ceasefire between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel and that a full-blown war was not in the interest of the people in the region.
Britain's foreign ministry has advised its nationals to leave Lebanon as soon as possible.