FM Abdelatty stated this at a joint press conference on Tuesday with his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bou Habib, urging international and regional parties to respect state sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Abdelatty highlighted that Cairo is destined and responsible as a major regional state to prevent the situation from escalating into a full-scale war.

Egypt undertook this role not upon other parties’ request, but because "Egypt’s fundamental, national, and regional interests compel it to spare Lebanon and its people, as well as the peoples of the region, from the devastation of escalation and full-scale conflict," he explained

Abdelatty also mentioned the shared responsibility among international and regional actors, including the European Union (EU) and primarily the United States, communicating this to the US Secretary of State and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and in all interactions with European officials

Egypt's top diplomat stressed that addressing the core conflict in the region, which is establishing the Palestinian issue, is essential, with an immediate focus on halting the aggression in the Gaza Strip.

In response to the successive decisions by Western and Arab countries advising their citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears of an escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese foreign minister said, "Without a doubt, we have a problem with Israel, and there is a possibility of war between us, which we cannot deny."

"Countries have the right to advise their citizens to leave. Some countries, like France, have made such requests; others have not," he further noted.

"Unfortunately, some Arab countries are discouraging their citizens from coming to Lebanon and even urging those already here to leave, despite not having a presence in Lebanon themselves," he added.

Bou Habib expressed his gratitude towards Egypt for not participating in this wave of withdrawal from Lebanon.

Regarding efforts to contain the escalating situation in the region, he stated that when Israeli strikes were initially confined to Lebanon, the government consulted with Hezbollah to craft a response that would avoid escalating into war.

“But now, as Israeli strikes have extended to Iraq and Tehran, the situation has become more complex than just Lebanon,” he said.

The Lebanese foreign minister concluded, "We are working to avoid any response that could lead to a full-scale war, as it would benefit no country, including Israel."