The Australian government has serious concerns the security situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories could deteriorate rapidly,
We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest,
People must be able to flee safely,
It was a violent night in Baalbek, we have not witnessed a similar one since
They are all children, sleeping in the covers, all burned and cut up,
If we look purely through the lenses of deterrence, no longer can one pin hopes on deterrence by denial only - that is, the hope that effective defences can blunt the efficacy of missile strikes,
Western (integrated air and missile defence) systems in the Indo-Pacific would have a much tougher time defeating a large Chinese missile strike, comprising hundreds or even thousands of missiles, compared to what the Iranians are capable of,
Any military force planning long-range missile strikes will need to plan around the possible effects of missile defences,
We have made a lot of efforts to prevent an all-out war in the region, but we have no red line in defense of our interests,
As we have stated so many times, we are fully prepared for any situation and scenario. Nobody wants war in the region except the Zionist regime,
We regard the Israeli regime as a mendacious criminal, anti-human entity and place no credence in their illusions. They have a long history of spreading falsehoods, fabricating already-counterfeit documents, and conducting deceptive psychological operations."
While Doha-stationed Hamas officials have themselves stated that they, too, had no prior knowledge of the operation and that all the planning, decision-making, and directing were solely executed by Hamas's military wing based in Gaza, any claim attempting to link it to Iran or Hezbollah—either partially or wholly—is devoid of credence and comes from fabricated documents."
The IDF's limited and localized raids in southern Lebanon aim to eliminate the threat of Hezbollah rocket fire and the Radwan Forces, whose expressed mission is to infiltrate towns in northern Israel to murder and kidnap Israeli civilians,
We are fully prepared for a war situation. We are not afraid of war, but we do not want war, we want peace and we will work for a just peace in Gaza and Lebanon,
We will be ready for any scenario,
Over the past day, the IAF (air force) has struck approximately 200 Hezbollah targets deep in Lebanon and southern Lebanon, including terrorist cells, launchers, anti-tank missile posts, and terrorist infrastructure sites,