US President Joe Biden’s administration fears tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The newspaper writes about this Policy Citing two senior US officials.
According to the material, one scenario could be a full-scale war in the Middle East. The American side evaluated the latest developments in the region as a new stage in Israel’s military campaign. One of the sources of the publication allowed the attacks to continue in Beirut. In addition, Washington expects “some kind of retaliation” from Hezbollah, probably using drones.
The US is holding talks with Israel to prevent further escalation of tensions, but plans to pressure Hezbollah to resolve the conflict through diplomacy and to return its citizens displaced from the north by the bombardment of Lebanon, according to the newspaper.
Despite the concerns, Washington officially supports a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the parties.
“War on the Israel-Lebanon border is not inevitable, and we will continue to do everything we can to prevent it,” said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council.
Thousands of Hezbollah members on the evening of September 17 exploded personal pagers. At least 4,000 people were injured as a result, and 12 people, including an 8-year-old child and the son of one of Hezbollah’s leaders, were not saved.
At the Lebanese Ministry of Information in the name It was the result of “Israeli aggression.” Hezbollah also said it had launched a detailed investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
On September 18, large explosions occurred in Lebanon in radios and other devices, including household appliances. As a result of these explosions, suffered More than 600 people died, 25 of whom could not be saved by doctors.
ABC TV channel quotes sources reportedIt has been learned that Israel has been planning an operation to blow up pagers in Lebanon for 15 years.
Previously Israel broke all the “red lines” It is clashing with Hezbollah.
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Source: Gazeta
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