UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Lebanon fighting — France calls it

France called an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the Lebanon fighting, scheduled for Wednesday morning. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher will brief the Council. The meeting has the support of the Security Council's other European members: the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Latvia. France's Foreign Ministry expressed 'deep concern about escalating violence in Lebanon' and condemned Hezbollah's attacks on Israel since March 1. Paris urged Hezbollah 'to end its operations and hand over its weapons' and called on Israel 'to refrain from any land-based or long-term interventions in Lebanon.' The UNSC emergency session is the first formal multilateral response specifically to the Lebanon front of the war — distinct from the broader Iran war. The French call comes as the IDF has been issuing evacuation warnings for Tyre and Sidon, 667,000 Lebanese are displaced, and Israeli President Herzog has warned of dismantling Hezbollah 'once and for all.' France's dual message — Hezbollah disarm + Israel no ground ops — effectively attempts to draw a red line against an Israeli land invasion of Lebanon.