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Conflict in the Middle East: fear of an extension of the war in Lebanon
Conflict in the Middle East: fear of an extension of the war in Lebanon
(franceinfo)
As Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip continues, exchanges of fire continued on the Israeli-Lebanese border on Friday, June 28. The UN warns of the serious consequences that an extension of the conflict to Lebanon would have.
An Israeli airstrike fell on the village of Chihine, Lebanon, on Friday June 28. The day before, the iron dome of the Jewish state had intercepted rocket fire from its northern neighbor. The IDF therefore continues its bombings on infrastructures which, according to Israel, belong to Hezbollah. Earlier in the week, the army released propaganda images showing military exercises taking place in the north of the country.
“Our war is not against the people of Gaza, our war is not against the Lebanese, our war is against Hamas, against Hezbollah and their support, the Iranian regime“, guaranteed the country’s general staff. Exchanges of fire have been frequent since October 7 between southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Enough to make the United Nations fear an escalation of tensions in the region, and a situation “potentially apocalyptic“, warned Martin Griffiths, head of UN humanitarian affairs.
