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We do ultimately want to see a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution, but we do think it's appropriate that Israel, at this point, is bringing terrorists to justice,
I don't know what's going to happen. I dare say the Israelis probably don't know what's going to happen at this point,
All of us here are very cognizant of the long history of Israel launching what at the time were described as limited operations across the Lebanese border that have turned into something much different - that have turned into full-scale wars and at times occupation,
We are peaceful civilians in our homes."
Hassan Ammar, 82, who had been staying in the high-rise building whose walls were partly blown out by the strike after he fled south Lebanon, said We're discussing that."
When asked by a reporter if he supported Israel striking Iran's oil facilities, Biden said If the only tool you have is a hammer, you see every problem as a nail.”
The American psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote What happened in [Dahiyeh]… will happen in every village from which Israel is fired on,
The focus is on Lebanon, which means the war in Gaza isn't ending anytime soon,
Hussam Ali, a 45-year-old Gaza City resident who said his family had been displaced seven times since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began on Oct 7 last year, told Reuters via a chat app Whereas Israel has been saying since Oct. 7 that military force and putting pressure on Hamas and Hezbollah will help to bring the hostages home we have seen that the exact opposite is true,
said Nomi Bar-Yaacov, an expert on Middle East diplomacy at London-based think-tank Chatham House We feel for the people of Lebanon and we don't want them to go through the devastation and starvation we are enduring,
said Ghada, a 50-year-old mother of five living in a tent in the central Gaza city of Deir Al-Balah, where a million people are sheltering The most dangerous thing isn't that the media attention is going somewhere else, it is the fact that no one in the world is now talking about a deal or a ceasefire, and that frees Israel's hand to continue its military offensive and plans in Gaza,
I have lost my home and relatives in this war, but all of that is a sacrifice for Lebanon, for Hezbollah."
Youssef Amir, displaced from southern Lebanon, said I see where the war's going and I don't feel comfortable with it,
Israeli enemy forces breached the Blue Line by approximately 400 metres (yards) into Lebanese territory” in two areas, “then withdrew a short time later
the army said in a statement on X, referring to the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel We are at the height of a difficult war against Iran's Axis of Evil, which wants to destroy us. This will not happen because we will stand together and with God's help, we will win together.”
In a condolence video, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said You are located near facilities and interests belonging to Hezbollah, which the army will act against in the near future,
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on social media site X, naming the Haret Hreik, Burj al-Barajneh and Hadath Gharb areas as sites that would be raided The Israelis are determined with this momentum to break with what the Iranians and the axis of resistance called the ring of fire,
Miller said, referring to Tehran's strategy of surrounding Israel with its proxies The key drivers of events in the Middle East today are the players that are engaged in these combat operations,
said Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute That could mean attacking oil-producing facilities in Saudi Arabia,
said Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. negotiator for the Middle East who is now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace And yes, it could provide an avenue, a pathway, for the United States to get into this war,