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EU top diplomat says potential Israel-Hezbollah was would impact bloc

In a meeting on Wednesday, European Union Representative Josep Borell said he and Lebanese Foreign Minister Bou Habib discussed ways to ensure there is an “immediate de-escalation” across the Blue Line — the border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel.

He also indicated they would ramp up efforts to find a political solution to lessen tensions.

“Lebanon, Israel and the region cannot afford another war. The EU would be affected too,” he posted on X.



Spread of war to Lebanon ‘potentially apocalyptic’: UN aid chief

The United Nations humanitarian chief has voiced alarm at the prospect of Israel’s war in Gaza spreading to Lebanon. “I see it as the flashpoint … It’s potentially apocalyptic,” Martin Griffiths, whose term finishes at the end of the month, told reporters in Geneva.

  • US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said: “Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East. Diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent more escalation.”
  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that any “miscalculation” could trigger all-out war and urged “extreme restraint”.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Western powers of backing Israel as it sets “its sights on Lebanon”, seeking “to spread the war to the region”.


US reiterates support for possible invasion of Lebanon

US reiterates support for Israel amid tensions with Hezbollah, calls for de-escalation

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, according to a statement released by the White House on Wednesday.

“Mr. Sullivan reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, including in the face of threats from Iranian-backed terrorist groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah,” the statement read.

“They discussed ongoing US efforts to support de-escalation and a diplomatic resolution to the ongoing hostilities in Lebanon that would ensure the return of both Israeli and Lebanese families to their homes in the border regions.”

Moreover, Sullivan reassured Gallant that the Biden administration was committed to making sure Israel has “all it needs to defend itself militarily and confront its Iranian-backed adversaries”.

The meeting also touched on Israel’s war on Gaza, as the two men discussed the need to “increase and sustain the flow of humanitarian assistance”.

Israeli forces hit southern Lebanon: Report

Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that that an “enemy [Israel] drone” exploded in the town of ad-Dhahira.


Israeli forces fire on Khiam along southern Lebanon border

Israeli attacks have targeted the southern city of Khiam in Lebanon for a second consecutive day.


435 people killed in southern Lebanon since ‘aggression’ with Israel started

The Lebanese Ministry of Health says at least 1,366 people have also been injured. It added that 35 percent of those people were injured by explosions, 44 percent by shocks, and 16 percent by chemical exposure.

Translation: In the follow-up to the Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon, the Ministry of Public Health published the cumulative health emergency report for June 26