US says 'confident' wider Hezbollah-'Israel' war can be avoided
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The US continues warmongering, accusing Hezbollah in Lebanon of carrying out the recent attack while simultaneously claiming it does not want tensions to escalate.
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National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on July 8, 2024. (AP)
The US is "confident" about avoiding a larger war between the Israeli occupation and the Lebanese Resistance, Hezbollah, despite blaming the latter for carrying out the recent attack on the occupied Golan Heights, the White House stated on Monday.
Israeli regime authorities claimed on Saturday afternoon that Hezbollah launched a rocket at the occupied town of Majdal Shams, killing twelve civilians, including 10 children, in the process.
The US continues warmongering and accusing Hezbollah in Lebanon of carrying out the recent attack while simultaneously claiming it does not want tensions to escalate on the Palestinian-Lebanese border.
While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yet again claimed that all signs indicate that the rocket was hit by Hezbollah, without revealing any evidence in this regard or even footage, he revealed that he was in talks with "Israel", emphasizing that the situation in the occupied Palestinian North must not escalate.
He further stressed that a ceasefire in Gaza would be an opportunity to bring lasting calm to the Blue Line between occupied Palestine and Lebanon.
US and Israeli officials spoke at "multiple levels" over the weekend following the attack, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said, adding that the prospect of a full-fledged confrontation is "exaggerated".
Kirby said in a press conference call that "nobody wants a broader war, and I'm confident that we'll be able to avoid such an outcome," citing that an "all-out war" in the last 10 months was "exaggerated" and continues to be.
Meanwhile, he stressed that the rising tensions should not affect discussions for a ceasefire in Gaza.
"We don't see any indications at this point in time here, on Monday morning, that there's going to be a significant impact," Kirby told reporters.
This comes as "Israel" is facing a predicament as to how to attack Hezbollah without leaving the Lebanese Resistance group with no choice but to escalate in turn, thus drawing Iran more directly into the war, The Washington Post reported.
Hezbollah told UN 'Israel' was behind Golan strike as US warmongers
Just yesterday, the US expressed significant concern that the attack could escalate into a full-scale war between the Israeli occupation and Hezbollah, according to a report by Axios.
The US allegations come despite the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon denying to the United Nations that it was involved in the attack, with Axios citing a US official as saying that Hezbollah officials told the UN that the Golan Heights incident was the result of an Israeli interceptor missile hitting the football field.
A US official, speaking to Axios, indicated that this incident might be the catalyst the administration has feared and tried to avoid for the past ten months.
BBC correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard highlighted in a post on X that many questions surround the events in Majdal Shams. While Hezbollah denies responsibility for the incident, the Israeli military maintains its accusations against the Resistance movement, offering no proof to this end.
Kohnavard further noted that Hezbollah's attack pattern over the past ten months has primarily targeted military objectives. Even after attacks on the properties of settlers on the Israeli side, Hezbollah justified its actions by underlining that the targeted locations were used by Israeli soldiers, she maintained.
There are many questions regarding what has happened in Majdal Shams, Northern Israel.
— Nafiseh Kohnavard (@nafisehkBBC) July 27, 2024
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Israeli threats against Hezbollah 'empty'
Meanwhile, Israeli media described the Israeli threats to the Resistance in Lebanon as "void".
Roi Sharon, a military affairs analyst for the Israeli Kan channel, said that the Israeli threats are "futile" as he recalled the [empty] threats that the occupation leaders have been issuing for months.
He stressed that the threats of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Security Minister Yoav Gallant, and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi of "sending Lebanon back to the Stone Age" and "regretting the day they were born" are empty as they do not achieve any results, being void, which is "evident".
