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Middle East: an escalation of tensions inevitable?
In the Middle East, the risk of escalation is still present after the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Iran. Paris is calling on its nationals to leave the country as soon as possible.
(France Info)
In the Middle East, the risk of escalation is still present after the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Iran. Paris is calling on its nationals to leave the country as soon as possible.
A huge crowd in the great mosque of Doha (Qatar), for a last tribute to Ismail Haniyeh, killed Wednesday July 31 in Tehran (Iran) in an attack attributed to Israel. The Hamas leader had taken refuge in Qatar, it is there that he will be buried. Friday 2 August was a day of anger in Muslim countries hostile to theState Hebrew, there were many who cried for vengeance. “The assassination of the Hamas leader cannot go unanswered“, shouts an Iranian.
A day of mourning is also being observed in Beirut (Lebanon) in memory of the military leader of Hezbollah, killed on Tuesday in the Lebanese capital. In a message, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Shiite movement, called for a strike on Israel.
The first Israeli urgently summoned theStaff of the army to prepare for any eventuality. “Israel is at a very high level of preparedness“, says Benjamin Netanyahu. The United States no longer excludes the possibility of an extension of the conflict. “I am very worried“, admitted US President Joe Biden. Exchanges of fire have increased along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
