Israeli attack into Lebanon risks regional war: US General

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
24 Jun 2024 02:47

US Air Force General Charles Q. Brown says that the US will continue to warn Israelis against widening the war in the region.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., right, speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, the United States, on May 20, 2024. (AP)

An Israeli wide-scale attack on Lebanon would risk an Iranian response, triggering a broader war that could put United States forces in the region in danger, the Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, said to reporters in Botswana.

Brown stressed that the US would not likely be able to help "Israel" defend itself against a broader war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as it did in April.

He pointed to the potency of the Resistance's short-range munitions, which would be harder to intercept due to multiple factors.

The General said that the US will continue to talk with Israeli leaders and warn them against widening the war in the region.

Brown's comments come as the Israeli political and military commands threaten war on Lebanon.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon have persisted and escalated in recent weeks, as the Resistance in Lebanon continues to support the Palestinian people who face an unprecedented genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli government threatens war on Lebanon, local officials fear consequences

The Israeli military's Northern Command approved plans for an aggression on Lebanon, as the Israeli government struggled to find solutions for the effects of Hezbollah's operations. Specifically, the mass evacuation of tens of thousands of Israeli settlers from northern occupied territories and the insecurity experienced in these settlements has become the main topic of worry for both settlers and Israeli authorities.

However, Israeli officials and political commentators have acknowledged the ill effects that a wider-scale war on Lebanon would bring to the occupation. The Resistance has released two crucial videos, detailing a list of targets it plans on attacking in case a war on Lebanon is launched.

Speaking to Channel 12, the Israeli occupation's Haifa Mayor, Yona Yahav, emphasized that Haifa's authorities are entirely unprepared for any scenario of an all-out war because the Israeli occupation's government does not cooperate with the settlement's municipality.

In a similar context, Avichai Stern, mayor of Kiryat Shmona in the northern occupied territories, held the Israeli occupation government responsible for the lack of preparation for the upcoming possible war with the Resistance, asserting that Hezbollah, who trains continuously, will face the Israeli occupation forces, which he described as "military police" guarding the gates.

Both statements hold a resounding truth about a possible wide-scale confrontation, in which Hezbollah would deploy its advanced weaponry to strike and disable vital Israeli sites and sectors. Nonetheless, the Israeli government insists on dragging on its war on Gaza and risking possible all-out war in West Asia.