The White House said on Friday that US President Joe Biden has ordered to adjust his forces in the Middle East as “necessary” following Israeli attacks on the Lebanese capital Beirut.
In a statement issued by the White House, he (Joe Biden) directed the Pentagon to review and adjust the position of the US military in the region to increase deterrence, ensure the protection of forces. Coins and can support a full range of US purposes.’
Biden has also ordered US embassies in the region to take ‘all appropriate security measures’.
Israel carried out airstrikes south of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday that it said targeted the ‘headquarters of Hezbollah’.
According to Lebanese Al-Manar TV, at least one person was killed and 50 injured in these attacks.
AFP reported, citing sources close to Hezbollah, that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was “unscathed” in the attack.
Demonstrations in Iran, Yemen and Bahrain
On the other hand, thousands of people protested in Iranian cities and the Yemeni capital on Friday to condemn the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza.
According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, the demonstrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities were called by the authorities to support the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon “and condemn the barbaric crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Palestine.”
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According to AFP, Hezbollah is part of the “axis of resistance” of armed groups linked to Iran in the Middle East, which have targeted Israeli and US forces in support of the Palestinian group Hamas.
The coalition also includes Yemen’s Houthis, who staged thousands of protests in the capital Sanaa on Friday, a day after they fired missiles at Israel.
Thousands of protesters, many carrying rifles and carrying placards, gathered in Sanaa, which has been held by the Houthis for a decade, according to AFP.
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2024-09-29 02:03:09
