Israel will escalate in a limited way and Hezbollah will respond in a limited way ... These are the assurances we've received,
Nobody wants to start a wider conflict, but a miscalculation could trigger one. There is still space for a diplomatic solution,
The estimation is that the response will not lead to an all-out war,
We are all hoping it won’t be necessary, but should that not happen, Cyprus will continue to operate as a safety bridge in facilitating the departure of civilians from any embattled zone in our area,
As for conversations over the weekend, you bet we've had them and we had them at multiple levels,
I think Israelis overall believe that at some point Israel and Hezbollah will have a major war, but the question is when and how and under what conditions,
The entire thing is extremely problematic, and the most responsible and sensible thing is to get a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, which would de-escalate things immediately [on Israel’s border with Lebanon] in the north,
This evacuation delay once more exposes Israel’s disregard for the lives of children and innocent civilians in Gaza. Vengeance is not a legitimate policy.”
The fact that the victims [in Majdal Shams] were all children and teenagers gives them an emotional [weight], but I don’t think the Israelis want to escalate,
[The ... The projectile] was clearly a mistake, and Hezbollah is not interested in targeting Druze, but Hezbollah was hitting Israeli positions about 2.5km [1.5 miles] away from Majdal Shams, so it is possible that it made a targeting error,
If Israel were to hit Dahiya, then it wouldn’t surprise me if Hezbollah responded with one or two missiles going to [the Israeli city] Haifa [for example]. But the response would be proportionate with the overall goal of dialling things down,
Both Hezbollah and Israel are likely to claim victory in any subsequent arrangement to maintain their respective domestic support and deter further escalation,
Whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is wrong.”
We are all Druze.”
[Mos ... Most] Israelis believe now is not the time,
If they avoid civilians and they avoid Beirut and its suburbs, then their attack could be well calculated,
There's rivalry. Who is the real voice of the Druze community - is it the Israeli Druze who are integrated in Israel and serve in the army, or is it the Lebanese who have been taking a stance against Israel, specifically Jumblatt who is a historic leader of the Druze,
We hope this war will end and this massacre will be the last one in this devastating war,
Many Druze feel angry and do not want to be fuel in this war for any side,
A Jewish child murdered on the Gaza border on Oct. 7 and a Druze child murdered on the Golan Heights are the same. These are our children,