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We hope it will be followed by further investigations in Israel regarding those responsible for this tragic event, followed by appropriate action,
the family statement said We have the basis for a ceasefire. He should move on it and they should move on it now,
Biden told reporters after the call How can mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the other side?"
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on social media site X Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario, both defensive and offensive,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Two scenarios were discussed: a simultaneous response from Iran and its allies or a staggered response from each party,
said the source who had been briefed on the meeting, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters You do not know what red lines you crossed,
Nasrallah said, addressing Israel, a day after Shukr was killed in a strike in south Beirut Let roaring anger marches start from every mosque,
Pulling back from the brink, repeatedly, is not making war any less likely. It makes it harder to construct a diplomatic pathway away from the looming threat of all-out conflict,
noted Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor I think we have to reconsider”
Firas Maksad, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, said on CNN, pointing to a “broad consensus” within Israel that wants to change the balance of power along its northern border with Lebanon And that starts with a cease-fire,
Blinken told reporters, invoking the fitful negotiations between Israel and Hamas We are in a situation where many red lines have been crossed,
We’re in this very uncomfortable position again, of waiting for men who don’t have a track record of necessarily making decisions that support peace, to try and calibrate their response in a way that they think will shore up their military position without letting things or forcing things to escalate further,
the Guardian’s senior international affairs correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, tells Michael Safi I don’t think war is inevitable,
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday, after senior leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas were killed in pinpoint attacks in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, and Tehran We are preparing for an attack on five fronts at any moment.
An Israeli official said last night Iran will defend its territorial integrity and honour and make the terrorist invaders regret their cowardly action.”
Pezeshkian’s tweet after the incident demonstrates this We have entered a new phase of the battle, and its escalation depends on the enemy’s reactions,
Nasrallah said, without specifying how the Iran-backed Lebanese militia and political group might respond If the world wants to avoid matters escalating further in our region, then they must pressure Israel to end its aggression on Gaza,
There was no additional airstrike, not a missile and not an Israeli drone, in the entire Middle East that night,
he said Thursday, fuelling speculation that Do [the Israelis] expect that Hajj Ismail Haniyeh be killed in Iran and Iran will remain silent?"
Nasrallah said in the video speech, according to AP This also reduces the likelihood of getting in the near term, a ceasefire arrangement or a hostage exchange deal, ... But I'm not sure this is a direct lead to a regional war."
However, the foreign affairs expert said ... adding: