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Lebanese FM says Hezbollah's response to Israeli attacks 'inevitable'

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  • 19 Sep 2024 08:58
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Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib says the Lebanese government cannot communicate with Hezbollah in the same way it did in the past after the consecutive Israeli attacks.

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A response by Hezbollah to the consecutive Israeli attacks is "inevitable", Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Wednesday, referring to the explosion of pager communication devices and walkie-talkies used by the Lebanese Resistance group's members.

Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported that at least 20 people were killed and more than 450 injured in Wednesday's second wave of Israeli electronic attacks.

In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, the top diplomat pointed out that "Hezbollah has been dealt a severe blow, and therefore a response is inevitable," adding that after the latest Israeli attacks, the Lebanese government "cannot communicate with Hezbollah now in the same way we did in the past."

Bou Habib cautioned that the deadly explosions could be a warning of a broader war in the West Asia region.

He also highlighted the seriousness of the incident, "because it comes after Israeli threats to expand the focus of the war with Lebanon, which would plunge the region into a larger cycle of violence, and signal a wider war."

"It’s a scary moment and we are afraid [of] coming to war, because we don’t want a war," he stressed.

Following the first wave of electronic attacks on Tuesday, which killed at least 12 people and injured between 2,750 and 2,800 others, Hezbollah vowed retaliation against "the massacre" that "Israel" committed.

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In a press briefing, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby claimed that the United States was not involved in the two waves of explosions in Lebanon.

When questioned about the White House's response to Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant's comments on "a new era of the war" and the potential for the explosions to trigger further escalation, Kirby stated, "We want to see the war end, and everything we've done from the start has been aimed at preventing escalation."

He added that the US believes "a diplomatic solution is still possible."

Based on Lebanon's request, Algeria called for an emergency session at the United Nations Security Council to examine the latest developments in Lebanon, for which Bou Habib departed Thursday morning for New York to attend.

In a phone call, Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Attaf extended the country's condolences to his Lebanese counterpart, Abdallah Bou Habib, for the victims and martyrs of the Israeli aggression. 

Attaf further expressed Algeria's "complete solidarity with Lebanon amid the tragic and difficult circumstances that it is witnessing due to the ongoing and recurrent Israeli violations against its security and stability."

Moreover, Algeria, as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, confirmed that it would continue its efforts and endeavors to defend Lebanon's positions, sovereignty, and interests against the multi-leveled and multi-faceted systematic Israeli escalations.

The Israeli terrorist attack on Tuesday left thousands of #Lebanese people wounded and at least 11 martyred as rigged pagers exploded among citizens, even health workers.

The Israeli occupation keeps proving to the world its true nature; a bloodthirsty regime that has plagued… pic.twitter.com/VOC6ppyoiP

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