2024-07-30 11:59:19
A leadership source said Hezbollah The Lebanese newspaper told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the party would inevitably respond to any possible Israeli attack on Lebanon, stressing that “the leadership of the resistance movement is fully prepared and is the one who determines the form and scale of the attack.” reply.”
The party takes the Israeli threat seriously and is fully prepared, the source said, noting that Israel’s so-called harsh and limited strikes mean nothing to the party because it is an invasion regardless of its size.
Leadership sources added that international representatives informed the party that they were reaching out to Israel to avoid civilians, but the party expressed distrust of its enemies. He noted that representatives asked the party not to react to the expected aggression, but the party informed them of their refusal.
He stressed that Hezbollah does not anticipate a ground invasion of Lebanon, even a limited one, but that they are fully prepared. Key Hezbollah sources say the party has the capability to carry out heavy bombings of military installations in Haifa, the Golan Heights and Ramat David.
Sources say ground invasion of Lebanon will motivate them to take first step Galileeaccording to him.
He emphasized that they were not surprised that the United States adopted Israel’s version of the story, because the United States had previously adopted its enemies’ version of the massacre at the Gaza Baptist Hospital.
In Beirut, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib confirmed Lebanon’s insistence on the full implementation of International Resolution 1701, believing that the resolution is an ideal solution to the crisis in southern Lebanon and a guarantee of stability on the border between Lebanon and Israel.
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that in a phone call with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and diplomatic agencies, Bou Habib discussed the development of the situation in southern Lebanon and ways to prevent the situation from escalating and falling into a regional war. minister.
Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun said that Lebanon is facing the most severe political, financial and social crises and challenges, as well as the threats posed by daily Israeli attacks.
Aoun added in the statement that calm efforts to halt Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued, culminating in a permanent ceasefire. He noted that the army in the south of the country continues to coordinate with UNIFIL within the framework of international resolution 1701.
Meanwhile, an official spokesman for UNIFIL said what was happening between Lebanon and Israel was worrying. In an interview with Al Jazeera, he emphasized that there is no military solution to the conflict between the two parties and there is still room for negotiation.
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Reuters quoted Israeli diplomatic and military officials as saying that Israel wants to harm Hezbollah but does not want to drag the Middle East into an all-out war.
They said Israel was bracing for a possible outbreak of fighting that would continue for days after an attack on the village of Majdal Shams in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
Diplomatic sources said the assessment was that the response would not lead to an all-out war as it would not be in Israel’s current interests.
The United States is leading a diplomatic campaign to prevent Israel from attacking the capital Beirut, its southern suburbs or key civilian infrastructure such as airports and bridges, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
He was the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu He said the attack on Majdal Shams would not go unnoticed and Israel would respond. Netanyahu once again accused Hezbollah of launching the missiles during a visit to the town where the missiles fell.
Hundreds of residents of the town of Majdal Shams expressed their refusal to allow Netanyahu to visit the town where the missile crashed, and the families of the victims also refused to receive Netanyahu. Al Jazeera reporters said that during Netanyahu’s visit to the area, activists in Majdal Shams held up banners that read “war criminals”.
Israeli Finance Minister and Zionist Party leader Bezaleh Smotrich called for the occupation of southern Lebanon and the transfer of the buffer zone from northern Israel to Lebanese territory.
In a speech devoted to the situation on the northern front, Smotrich believed that the only solution to restore the security of the northern people was war and the destruction of Hezbollah.
Austin says he doesn’t believe an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable (French)
Austin’s remarks
Relatedly, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he did not believe an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah was inevitable. Austin added at a news conference in the Philippine capital Manila that any escalation between Lebanon and Israel could worsen the situation but that he wanted to see a diplomatic solution.
In response to a question, he said: If Israel was attacked, would you help defend it? Austin responded: “If Israel is attacked, yes, we will help it defend itself. We have said this clearly from the beginning, but we do not want that to happen. What we want to see is through diplomacy way to solve the problem.
In Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council for Foreign Relations, said Israel’s claim that Hezbollah was responsible for the Majdal Shams incident was absurd.
Karachi added in a statement that Israel’s accusations against Hezbollah in the Golan Heights were a conspiracy, similar to those it leveled against Hamas when it bombed the Gaza Baptist Hospital, stressing that if Israel ventures into Lebanon, it will Facing a harsh response, ending the war in Gaza is the best option for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council for Foreign Relations said that Netanyahu’s continuation and expansion of the war in Gaza will only bring death and destruction.
Italian Prime Minister Meloni expressed deep concern about the situation in Lebanon and the risk of escalation in the region.
She said in a statement during her visit that the international community should continue to send a message of calm, adding that China could contribute to these efforts given its strong ties with Iran and Saudi Arabia. Meloni, meanwhile, called on Israel not to fall into what she called a trap of retaliation.
Thick smoke rises from southern towns after Israeli bombing (French)
On-site development
In developments on the ground on the Lebanese-Israeli front, Hezbollah announced several attacks on Israeli positions near the southern Lebanese border. The party said its fighter jets hit soldiers and a Merkava tank at the Rahb base with missiles, and bombed spy systems at the Baghdadi base as well as Malikiyah base and Mount Qalantina.
An Israeli drone targeted a car and a motorcycle near the town of Shaqra, an attack in which Hezbollah mourned two fighters. Israeli fighter jets and drones launched attacks on the towns of Kafr Rumman, Kafr Hamam, Hula, Rab Thaleen, Yaroun, Markaba and Al-Khiam, and several southern towns were hit by Israeli artillery fire.
The Israeli military said that the Navy’s Sa’ar missile ship, in cooperation with the Air Force, intercepted a drone coming from Lebanese territory.
Israeli media reported that the Israeli army has launched an investigation to find out whether the drone targeted the natural gas platform in the Kalish oil field.
Israel’s Small Ministerial Council for Political and Security Affairs (Cabinet) had previously assigned Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant to decide how and when to attack Hezbollah in the context of the incident. Mejidar Shams.
Yesterday Monday, Israel’s Channel 13 quoted an official close to Netanyahu as saying that Israel would react differently than it has since the start of the confrontation with Netanyahu. HezbollahShe is “getting ready for a few days of fighting.”
“New News” stated that the small committee has identified targets in Lebanon that will be attacked and estimates that it may have a limited but strong impact.
Last Saturday, 12 people died DruzeMost of them were children, while about 40 others were injured when a missile fell on a football field in the town of Majdal Shams. Occupied Syrian Golan. While the Israeli military accused Hezbollah of being behind the attack and threatened to respond, the party denied responsibility.
Since October 8, Lebanese and Palestinian factions such as Hezbollah have been engaging in daily fighting with the Israeli occupying forces.
The party and these factions rely on a halt to bombings of Israeli forces to end their U.S.-backed war in the Gaza Strip Gaza since October 7, 2023The war left approximately 129,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded (most of them children and women) and more than 10,000 missing, while massive destruction and famine claimed the lives of dozens of children.
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