Israel’s opposition leader warns against multi-front war
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid believes the government is dangerously hurtling towards a “multi-arena conflict” that could mean Israeli forces are simultaneously present in Gaza, occupied West Bank and Lebanon.
“The government has not coordinated with the security establishment, which warns of a violent flare-up,” Lapid wrote on X. “The ones who will pay the price are our children, who will be forced to enter Jenin, Gaza and Lebanon.”
Qatari minister says international community’s silence on Lebanon blasts ‘terrifying’
Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah Al-Khater calls the international community’s “cold reaction” and “inaction” after the communication device blasts in Lebanon “terrifying”, arguing that breaking the laws that govern wars means they risk having “no limits”.
“This is now not about Lebanon or Israel or Gaza, but it is about the new dimension that contemporary warfare has just entered,” Al-Khater said in a post on X.
“These mobile ticking bombs indiscriminately injure and kill people in public and civilian spaces, when did this become acceptable?”
Russia concerned about ‘dangerous developments’ in Lebanon
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Moscow is “deeply concerned about the dangerous developments in Lebanon following the exposure of Lebanon to terrorist cyberattacks unprecedented in the history of the international community”.
“We express our solidarity with the Lebanese people and condemn the acts of violence of a terrorist nature and the danger they carry of the expansion of the armed confrontation in the Middle East region,” Maria Zakharova said on the sidelines of the Eurasian Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg.
“We are convinced that the launch of a large-scale military operation in Lebanon will have devastating consequences for the security of the entire Middle East.”
