“Asked if he was okay with Israel launching a ground operation in Lebanon, the US president said “I’m okay if they stop.””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
Asked if he was okay with Israel launching a ground operation in Lebanon, Biden said “I’m okay if they stop.” “We must cease fire now,” the American leader said on September 30.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barro, speaking from the Lebanese capital Beirut, also called on Israel to “refrain from any ground incursions and cease fire.” At the same time, he called on Hezbollah to “do the same and refrain from any actions that could lead to regional destabilization.”
A few hours ago, on September 30, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant addressed ground troops concentrated near the border with Lebanon with words that could be interpreted as hinting at a possible ground operation in Lebanon.
“The elimination of Nasrallah is an important step, but not the last. In order to safely return our northerners to their homes, we will engage all of our capabilities, including you,” Galant said.
Iran has said it will not deploy its forces to Lebanon or the Gaza Strip to fight Israel amid increased attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“There is no need to send additional or volunteer forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said on September 30, adding that Lebanon and militants in the Palestinian territories “have the capabilities and strength to defend themselves against aggression.”
On September 17 and 18, a series of explosions occurred in Lebanon on pagers and walkie-talkies that Hezbollah uses for operational communication. Hezbollah blamed Israel for organizing the attack, which has not claimed responsibility for the operation.
On the evening of September 27, the Israel Defense Forces carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in the southern suburb of Beirut, Dahiya, and then on several other facilities in the same area. As a result of the strike, the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed.
The United States has designated the Lebanese pro-Iranian group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, and the European Union has blacklisted only its armed wing, but not the political party. The political party “Hezbollah” has seats in the parliament of Lebanon, it is also represented in the government of this country.