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Middle East: tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border
New cross-border exchanges of fire between the IDF and Lebanese Hezbollah took place. “Lebanon cannot become another Gaza,” warned the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
(France 2)
New cross-border exchanges of fire between the IDF and Lebanese Hezbollah took place. “Lebanon cannot become another Gaza,” warned the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
Columns of smoke along the border between Israel and Lebanon. Never have the attacks been so intense. With, on the one hand, the numerous rocket attacks from Hezbollah; on the other, the bombings of the Israeli army on the positions of the Shiite movement. Strikes which also affect civilian areas. An escalation of violence which raises fears of an extension of the conflict. In a message, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, threatened Israel with all-out war in the event of an attack in southern Lebanon. A scenario considered for a long time by the IDF General Staff.
The soldiers are training and plans for an offensive are ready. Hence the concern of the international community. “Let’s be clear, the people in this region, like the whole world, cannot allow Lebanon to become another Gaza”, confided Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the UN. In the Gaza Strip, bombings continue in Khan Younes and in Gaza City. The targets ? Hamas fighters believed to be hiding in homes housing civilians. After eight months of war, the objectives have still not been achieved. As for a possible truce, discussions continue but no agreement has been reached.
