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This is not just a conflict
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaking just before the Israeli leader, declared of Gaza We will fight until we achieve victory, total victory, there is no substitute for it.
He went on to say regarding Israel's war on Hamas and Hezbollah Our enemies seek not only to destroy us, they seek to destroy our common civilization and return all of us to a dark age of tyranny and terror,
My country is at war, fighting for its life.
The strikes came shortly after Netanyahu vowed to continue the fight against Hezbollah, insisting As of this time, there is no change in the directives of the Home Front Command. We will update any changes immediately on the official platforms of the Home Front Command,
Hamas has got to go,
he declared, highlighting Israel’s objective of a demilitarized Gaza as part of his long-term strategy to ensure the safety of Israeli citizens If you strike us, we will strike you.
He added in a message he addressed to 'the tyrants of Tehran' This is an American-French proposal that the Prime Minister has not even responded to."
The prime minister's remarks to "clarify" his stance came hours after his office issued a statement on Thursday saying Israel shares the aims of the U.S.-led initiative of enabling people along our northern border to return safely and securely to their homes,
Netanyahu's office said in the statement The Prime Minister has directed the IDF to continue fighting with full force,
We are witnessing the deadliest period in Lebanon in a generation, and many express their fear that this is just the beginning,
We wouldn't have made that statement, we wouldn't have worked on that if we didn't have reason to believe that the conversations that we were having with the Israelis in particular, were supportive of the goal there,
National Security spokesman John Kirby said in a statement The recent escalations in Lebanon are nothing short of catastrophic,
said Imran Riza, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon We will try to do it as short as we can,
the official told journalists, speaking anonymously in line with security rules We know that there is a part of Lebanon that clearly does not like Hezbollah. However, the reaction of the Lebanese people will very much depend on the level of damages and the casualties that Israel will provoke with its military actions,
It is clear that violence is not going to bring us closer to a solution, yet unfortunately, it will make the situation worse,
Will the Lebanese army defend its country? I think that it is the least that one can expect from a national army when that army's country is being invaded. It is its duty, to defend its community, its citizens,
It's well known that Hezbollah has much larger capacities in terms of rockets and precision-guided missiles that may strike Israel and cause major damage and casualties amongst the (Israeli) population,
Narbone explained to Euronews It's no secret that the Saudi (government) views Hezbollah as a force that would need to be dismantled or at least reduced in power,
Therefore, everybody understands that a ceasefire in Gaza will be the instrument to remove the excuse of all non-state actors, whether in Lebanon, whether in Iraq, whether in Yemen or any other places (to stop fighting),