Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli soldiers in Manara settlement

The Lebanese group has said in a statement that its fighters targeted Israeli soldiers in the Manara settlement, in northern Israel.

The group claimed the attack carried out in support of Gaza “with appropriate weapons” injured an unidentified number of Israeli troops.

Israel-Hezbollah war fears widen

As regional tensions surge, Egypt says supporting Lebanon is important

Egypt stressed the importance of supporting Lebanon and “sparing it the scourge of war”, the country’s Foreign Ministry says.

The ministry made its statement during escalating tensions between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Cairo, a mediator in the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, also warned of the dangers of opening a new war front with Lebanon.

Ex-general warns against ‘setting entire Middle East on fire’

Retired Israeli Major-General Itzhak Brik says potential escalation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the north of the country may lead to “a full-scale regional war and the destruction of our country”.

He told the Maariv newspaper those who seek revenge after the attack on the occupied Golan Heights may drag Israel further into the war with Hezbollah, with rockets targeting residences, power plants, gas platforms, army bases and factories.

“As a result, Israel will suffer very heavy losses and the country will be destroyed. We need an immediate end to the war in Gaza, which in no way leads to the end of Hamas,” said Brik.

“As long as the war in Gaza continues, it is only a matter of time before a full-scale regional war breaks out. We can respond to Hezbollah without setting the entire Middle East on fire.”