![]() "The situation on the border is extremely dangerous," according to Heiko Wimmen, an analyst with the International Crisis Group. Israeli fighter jets have struck several Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, according to the Israeli army. In a statement Sunday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a new attack in northern Israel, near the Hanita kibbutz, saying it had killed or wounded several soldiers and destroyed two tanks and another military vehicle.Īnd the Palestinian Hamas, which has fighters in Lebanon, said it had fired several rockets into northern Israel. Meantime, at least two people have been killed in Israel. Over the past week, about a dozen deaths have been reported on the Lebanese side, most of them combatants but also a Reuters journalist and two civilians. "There is a real risk of an escalation of this conflict - the opening of a second front in the north and, of course, of Iran's involvement," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CBS.Īnd John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council, told "Fox News Sunday" that the US did not want to "see another terrorist group like Hezbollah widening this, and opening fronts to distract against the fight against Hamas."Ĭlashes between the pro-Iranian militants of Hezbollah and the Israeli army have grown more intense in recent days along Israel's border with Lebanon. Warning Iran to stay out of the war, the United States voiced concern over an escalation in the conflict sparked by the surprise Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7. ![]() Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian issued the Iranian warning during an official visit Sunday to Qatar, adding that unless what he called the "barbaric attacks" on citizens and civilians in Gaza are stopped, the crisis may expand.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |