Concern is growing about a possible escalation in the region and a new attack by Iran against Israel is expected. International call to avoid the expansion of the confrontation.
American, European and Asian airlines They suspended their flights to Israel and Lebanonciting security reasons after the recent events in the Middle East. Dozens of passengers queued at the departure terminal at Beirut airport after the cancellation of flights to and from Beirut. Lebanon.
Concern about a full-blown regional war increased after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday in Tehranand Hezbollah’s top commander, Faud Shukr, the day before in Beirut.
The Israeli raids occurred in response to an attack in a soccer field in the Golan Heights what caused the death of 12 young people between 10 and 20 years old. Israel accused Hezbollah of carrying out the attack, but the Shiite organization denied the attack.
Embassies advise leaving Lebanon
After the embassies of USA y United Kingdom, France, Canada y Argentina They also called on their citizens to leave Lebanon, warning of possible escalation due to clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.
Sunday morning, Israel announced that it had intercepted rockets from Lebanon; Of the thirty released, most were blocked by air defense systems. One fell in the Beit Hillel area, in the north of the country. The IDF reported that there were no deaths or injuries in the attacks.
There is a great concern over new Iranian attacks on Israel. According to US sources, Iran will attack the Tel Aviv territories between Sunday and Monday. The Israeli news site ‘Ynet’ reports that GPS navigation applications cause location problems, as occurred when Tehran launched an attack on Tel Aviv in April.
Call from the international community for de-escalation
The international community made a appeal to Iran and Israel to avoid escalation in the region. On Saturday, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, asked the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, to convey to the Iranian ambassador, Mohammad Reza Sabourithe call from Italy, the current president of the G7, to contribute to breaking the cycle of military actions that could provoke a more generalized military confrontation in the region.
Meanwhile, in Paris, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Both diplomats “shared their concerns about the growing tensions in the Middle East and the Middle East. They agreed continue to ask all parties for maximum restraint to avoid any regional conflagration, which would have devastating consequences for the countries of the region and for the search for a perspective of peace.”
