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In concrete terms this means that family members of personnel posted there will leave and travel to a safe location in the region or in Germany,
This isn’t a threat that has gone away,
However, this system led to these groups repeatedly trying to assert their own interests at the expense of the other groups,
But of course the army is also weakened by the national and economic crisis in Lebanon,
If there isn't a strong state that can take action against the centrifugal forces in its own country and institutions, then an oligarchic system can easily emerge in which everyone serves themselves,
This would drag Lebanon into a civil war,
The birth defect was that it included large areas of non-Maronite populations from the outset,
Lebanon was founded in the early 20th century as a state of Christian Maronites in alliance with the French as a protecting power,
says Markus Schneider, who heads the Friedrich-Ebert foundation's regional project for peace and security in the Middle East in the Lebanese capital Beirut Hezbollah has basically taken Lebanese politics hostage,
says Middle East expert Kelly Petillo of the European Council on Foreign Relations We’re watching this really carefully. That will be a matter for the Israelis. At the moment, it’s airstrikes. At the moment, there are missiles from the Lebanese Hezbollah directed at Israel. This conflict serves no one.”
Asked about the potential ground invasion on Friday, Healey replied Even the most basic essential services of healthcare and water are now being rapidly, rapidly depleted,
she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday We are working to increase capacity and secure seats for British nationals to leave.”
I felt like the building was going to collapse on top of me,
said Abir Hammoud, a teacher in her 40s We believe the way forward is through diplomacy, not conflict … We will continue to work intentionally with all parties to urge them to choose that course.”
At a New York press conference, the US secretary of state Antony Blinken said The attacks perpetrated … by the Zionist regime in the Dahiya neighbourhood of Beirut constitute a flagrant war crime that has revealed once again the nature of this regime’s state terrorism,
he said in a statement carried by the official Irna news agency This must be brought to an end immediately,
French ambassador Nicolas de Riviere told a Security Council meeting I think it’s too early to say … Sometimes they hide the fact when we succeed,
the Israeli official told reporters when asked if the strike on Friday had killed Nasrallah We found out on the television. There was a huge commotion in the neighbourhood,
Hezbollah believed that the deterrence game with Israel was essentially even,
said Michael Young, senior editor at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut Some in Lebanon say that we are taking a risk,