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There is a need for another sort of off-ramp between Israel and Hezbollah because the current situation, as we see happening, could not last for a longer time,
I think both sides had agreed to some unspoken rules of the game, as they say, in which the attacks would continue, but both sides implicitly recognized sort of thresholds which they would not attack on the other side,
Our support for Israel's security is ironclad and unwavering against all Iran-backed threats, including Hezbollah,
a spokesperson told Reuters If they avoid civilians and they avoid Beirut and its suburbs, then their attack could be well calculated,
We will always argue for Israel's right to defend itself but we hope that cooler and calmer heads will prevail and we do not see a full-scale conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Asked if the Government would support an Israeli ground invasion against Hezbollah, Mr McFadden said These children are our children... The State of Israel will not, and cannot, let this pass. Our response will come and it will be severe,
he said at the site of the attack, according to a statement issued by his office It is considered to be part of Israel's attempt to draw the US into the field,
Israel will escalate in a limited way and Hezbollah will respond in a limited way ... These are the assurances we've received,
Bou Habib said in an interview with local broadcaster Al-Jadeed The negotiations on the main issues will continue in the coming days,
an Israeli statement said We are willing to improve our relations with France on the basis of mutual trust,
Pezeshkian added in his conversation with Macron Any possible Israeli attack on Lebanon will have serious consequences for Israel,
Pezeshkian was quoted by Iranian state media as saying These children are our children, they are the children of all of us,
he said as officials laid a wreath on the field We both agreed that widening of conflict in the region is in nobody’s interest,
Lammy said in a post on the social media site X We will let actions speak for themselves.”
He did not elaborate, saying only The estimation is that the response will not lead to an all-out war,
said the diplomatic source Nobody wants to start a wider conflict, but a miscalculation could trigger one. There is still space for a diplomatic solution,
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said The Secretary reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iranian-backed terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah. He emphasized the importance of preventing escalation of the conflict and discussed efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to allow citizens on both sides of the border between Israel and Lebanon to return home,
This attack was conducted by Lebanese Hezbollah. It was their rocket, and launched from an area they control. It should be universally condemned."
U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on Sunday If I didn’t know better by your statement, it appears the attack kind of spontaneously happened by an evil missile acting on its own."
David Wurmser, a former senior adviser for nonproliferation and Middle East strategy for former Vice President Dick Cheney, wrote in response to Lew’s message on X It is very difficult. The entire town is like one big family,
Arin Awidat, a resident of Majdal Shams, told Channel 12 TV news