Israel, Hezbollah on brink of ‘full-scale war’; pressure on PM Netanyahu to secure border
Lebanese militant group, increasing the pressure on the Netanyahu government to secure its northern border, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal. Hezbollah, a US-designated terrorist organization closely aligned with Iran, opened a battlefront with Israel on October 8, one day after the deadly Hamas-led raid inside Israel triggered the current war in Gaza.On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was prepared for a “very intense operation" along the border with Lebanon.
“One way or another, we will restore security to the north," he said as quoted by AFP. Following this, Washington seemed to caution Israel against taking action, with the State Department stating that any "escalation" would jeopardize Israeli security.State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “We don't want to see that escalation of the conflict which would just lead to further loss of life from both Israelis and the Lebanese people and would greatly harm Israel's overall security and stability in the region."On June 5, a gunman who attacked the U.S.
embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said as quoted by AP. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has displaced thousands along the border, following years of political deadlock and economic hardship.The United Nations, meanwhile, expressed its concern about tensions along the border and called on all parties to de-escalate.
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