Rubio Warning of Israeli Escalation if Hezbollah Backs Iran, Says Report
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Rubio warning of Israeli escalation if Hezbollah backs Iran, says report
LONDON: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is drawing on his Arab and international ties after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Israel would not stand idly by if Hezbollah renewed its military support for Iran, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday. The newspaper reported that Israel could seek to connect areas south of the Litani River with those to the north, including villages in the Sidon-Zahrani district, and strike Beirut’s southern…
Political sources for MTV have stated that diplomatic warnings about Israel's possible conduct of large-scale military operations in Lebanon are not new, and have been repeated over the recent period. They have indicated that more than one Arab and one foreign diplomat has conveyed these warnings to Lebanese officials, stressing that the Lebanese government is required to act and implement its decisions, otherwise escalation is inevitable.
The Middle East newspaper revealed that Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri informed Hizbullah of the content of the warning conveyed by the Foreign Minister... the post of an American warning letter to Lebanon: Israel will not stand by and appear first on Libya's eye.
The Arab newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat" reports that the American warning included the possibility of attacks on Beirut and expanding activity beyond the Litani. Hezbollah's political wing has pledged not to intervene, but Lebanon doubts the military wing's commitment The Post reported: Secretary of State Warns Lebanon of a Painful Israeli Response if Hezbollah Aids Iran appeared first on JDN.
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