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This is a recipe really for civil strife and civil war,
I tell him, your intentions are to invade Lebanon, you did it before Hezbollah and you’re continuing to do it,
Israel invaded Lebanon many times,
I laughed when I heard about Netanyahu’s threats,
said Hisham Karameh, a salesperson at a local clothing store They already did destroy the south and Dahieh,
he said, referring to the Beirut suburb and Hezbollah stronghold that has been bombarded for weeks They crossed the border for a few meters, raised their flag, took a picture and withdrew,
According to our assessments, Hezbollah, including the military wing, has not lost its chain of command and is demonstrating organisation,
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters It is outrageous that such actions have literally turned into a routine practice applied to Syria, Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip,
Once again, Israel has grossly violated the sovereignty of Syria by launching a missile attack on a multi-storey apartment building in a densely populated area of Damascus,
We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri under the banner of achieving a ceasefire. Once the ceasefire is firmly established and diplomacy can reach it, all other details will be discussed and decisions will be made collaboratively,
said Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem, as quoted by CNN We are currently in a position of power, a ceasefire will be on our terms, including a [Hezbollah] withdrawal beyond the Litani [River] and the dismantling of all military Hezbollah sites in areas near the border,
said an Israeli official as quoted by 'The Times of Israel' For a year, the world has been calling on Hezballah to stop the attacks across the border into Israel. And for a year, Hezballah said that they would not do it unless there was a ceasefire in Gaza. They linked the two when the international community was saying stop the fighting, and Israel was saying if Hezballah stopped attacks across the border Israel would stop its attacks in response against Hezballah,
It’s obviously inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to take that step, and we would look to them to comply with what they have said, which these are limited incursions, not with the goal of holding territory,
spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters last night Beirut's southern suburbs are still being subjected to a series of strikes, the latest of which hit the main road at Al-Kafaat, and caused massive destruction,
in several south Beirut neighbourhoods, the National News Agency said You can now take back your country and return it to a path of peace and prosperity,
he said, addressing the Lebanese directly, urging them to grasp the chance for change We have weakened Hezbollah's capabilities,
he declared in a pre-recorded video statement It doesn't care if Israel is dragged into a wider war,
We want to use the call to try and shape the limitations of the Israeli retaliation,
a U.S. official was quoted as saying by Axios Lebanon was once known for its tolerance, for its beauty. Today, it's a place of chaos, a place of war,
You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering as we see in Gaza,