Unrest in the Middle East is growing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that joining Hezbollah in the war would result in the destruction of Lebanon.
Shelling on the Israeli-Lebanese border is worsening the already tense situation in the Middle East. There are regular firefights between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah at the border. There is growing concern around the world that Israel’s war with Hamas will spread to other countries in the region.
Netanyahu warns
In several statements so far, the leadership of the Israeli state has warned Hezbollah against participating in the war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about this issue on Sunday. The politician met with soldiers near the border with Lebanon.
“It is not known whether Hezbollah will join the war between Israel and Hamas, but if it does, Israel will respond with a counterattack on an unimaginable scale that will wreak havoc in Lebanon,” Netanyahu said at the meeting, quoted by Israeli and American media. media.
The Israeli Prime Minister stated that if Hezbollah makes such a decision, it will be the biggest mistake in its history. “We will paralyze him with a force he cannot even imagine, and the consequences for him and the Lebanese state will be devastating,” he warned.
Israel: They drag Lebanon into a war
Earlier, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Jonathan Conricus said on Sunday that Hezbollah is escalating the conflict on Israel’s border with Lebanon, drawing Lebanon into the war. He also said that a war with Israel would not bring any benefit to this country and could cause significant losses.
“Is the Lebanese state really willing to risk what is left of its prosperity and sovereignty for terrorists from Gaza or the Islamic State from Gaza? This is a question that the Lebanese authorities must ask themselves and answer,” he wrote on X.
US and EU: de-escalation needed in the Middle East
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Washington advised Tel Aviv against launching a pre-emptive strike on Lebanon. During the summit between the European Union and the United States, US President Joe Biden, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel issued a joint statement emphasizing the need to end the conflict in the Central -East to de-escalate. East.
The section on Israel’s war with Hamas emphasized Israel’s right to self-defense against terrorists. At the same time, concerns about the “deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza” were clearly emphasized.
Skirmishes with Hezbollah
Although Hezbollah did not join Hamas in the war against Israel, it tied down some of the local forces by firing rockets into Israel from southern Lebanon.
The mutual shelling began after the outbreak of war between Israel and the Qassam Brigades (the armed branch of Hamas) on October 7.
Let us not forget that Hezbollah is in practice the most powerful military force in Lebanon and controls this area. It has missiles that can even strike deep into Israeli territory. It operates with financial support from Iran.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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