Lebanon does not want to go to war, says premier
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon does not want to go to war, said the country’s prime minister while speaking on recent developments in neighboring Israel and Palestine on Lebanese TV.
Najib Mikati said security and stability is essential for Lebanon, but added: “However, I could not get assurances about the developments from any party because the situation is constantly changing.”
Saying that Israel should stop its provocative cross-border attacks on Hezbollah, he added: “Lebanon does not want to go to war.”
Over the last week tension has flared along the Israeli-Lebanese border, with Israeli forces and the Hezbollah group exchanging fire multiple times in the deadliest confrontations since a month-long war in 2006.
The tension arose a week ago, when Israeli forces launched a brutal military campaign against the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’ Operation Al-Aqsa Flood which was in retaliation for the repeated storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and Israeli settlers’ growing violence against Palestinians.
Israel’s disproportionately aggressive response has extended to cutting water and electricity supplies to Gaza, worsening the living conditions in an area that has reeled under a crippling siege since 2007.
Over 3,500 people have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict on Oct. 7.
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