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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,
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you see every problem as a nail.”
The American psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote 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 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 It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide, in addition to turning the Gaza Strip into an area unfit for human habitation, in preparation for displacement,
Any type of military attack, terrorist act or crossing our red lines will be met with a decisive response by our armed forces,
The answer is no."
But when asked whether he would back Israel striking Iranian nuclear sites as it has long threatened, Biden told reporters 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 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 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,
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 We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do, but they — every — all seven of us [G7 leaders] agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion,
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 And yes, it could provide an avenue, a pathway, for the United States to get into this war,