Caretaker Justice Minister, Judge Henry Khoury, on Wednesday received at his ministerial office head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Lebanon, Simone Casabianca Aeschlimann. The meeting discussed the humanitarian situation in Lebanon and the committee's efforts to meet humanitarian needs amid the current developments in southern Lebanon. The ICRC activities in Lebanese prisons and detention centers were also reviewed, and discussions were held on ways to cooperate between the International Committee and the Ministry of Justice. Emphasis was especially placed on "the importance of activating the work of the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law." Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
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