Hezbollah’s response was not long in coming. The Lebanese group launched a barrage of over 100 rockets towards northern Israelmany of which were intercepted by air defense systems. According to the leaders, the Israeli military base of Meron, on the Golan Heights, was hit as “retaliation for Israeli attacks on villages and homes in southern Lebanon and a sign of support for the courageous and honorable resistance of the Palestinian people.”
No reference, however, to the explosions of pagers and walkie talkies recorded between Tuesday and Wednesday. According to what was reported by the broadcaster ABC, which cited the account of an American intelligence official, Israel could have planned the explosions for fifteen years between the creation of shell companies and multiple levels of subterfuge. Furthermore, some of those involved probably did not know that they were in the service of Tel Aviv’s intelligence.
Returning to the attacks of the last few hours signed by the Israelis, the United States they claimed not to have been informed of the attack, as confirmed by John Kirby of the National Security Council. Nevertheless, a diplomatic solution to reduce tensions between Israel and Hezbollah is still possible. But beware of retaliation from other enemies of the Jewish state. The Palestinian group Hamas called the air raids on Dahiyeh a “hateful terrorist aggression,” representing an “escalation” of the “crimes” committed in Lebanon. The most dangerous attack is the one coming fromIran.
Tehran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the Israeli air strike in no uncertain terms. This is what the spokesman for the Tehran Foreign Ministry said Nasser Kanaani: “The Zionist regime’s brutal and ferocious air attack on Beirut is a grave violation of international law and regulations, as well as a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security.”
Even the Russia expressed grave concern over the situation in Lebanon. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned Israel against a large-scale operation in Lebanon and called for avoiding such a “catastrophic scenario.” “We are convinced that launching a large-scale military operation in Lebanon would have devastating consequences for the security of the entire Middle East. It is necessary to avoid such a catastrophic scenario,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. The Kremlin had already judged the attacks against Lebanon a “serious violation of its sovereignty and a serious challenge to international law through the use of unconventional weapons.”
TheVermilion.com is also on Whatsapp. Just click here to subscribe to the channel and always be updated (free).