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The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians."
Hezbollah crossed the red line."
Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant put out his own statement on X, saying As to whether or not Israel can manage a war in Gaza and a fight in Lebanon at the same time, Israel will do what it needs to defend itself, and it's demonstrated that time and again,
With all certainty, any attack will be met with a response,
the Hezbollah spokesperson said While we've seen a lot of activity on Israel's northern border, we remain concerned about the potential of this escalating into a full-blown fight. And I don't believe that a fight is inevitable,
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,
The estimation is that the response will not lead to an all-out war,
said the diplomatic source 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,
These children are our children, they are the children of all of us,
Our support for Israel's security is ironclad and unwavering against all Iran-backed threats, including Hezbollah,
a spokesperson told Reuters As for conversations over the weekend, you bet we've had them and we had them at multiple levels,
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 children of all of us. Israel will not and cannot let this pass and carry on as usual. Our response is coming, and it will be severe.”
Mr. Netanyahu visited the soccer field in Madjal Shams on Monday and said of the victims 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,
The negotiations on the main issues will continue in the coming days,
an Israeli statement said Hezbollah has evacuated some positions in the south and in the Bekaa valley that it thinks could be a target for Israel,
the source close to the group told AFP, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media There must be a retaliation,
said Amos Yadlin, a retired air force general and former chief of military intelligence, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying