Travel warnings issued as US diplomatic efforts reportedly focus on constraining Israel’s response by urging it against targeting densely populated Beirut
Smoke rises from Israeli shelling targeting Kafr Kila, Lebanon, amid diplomatic efforts to contain tensions between Hezbollah and Israel after deadly rocket fire in the annexed Golan Heights. Some western governments have issued travel warnings.Smoke rises from Israeli shelling targeting Kafr Kila, Lebanon, amid diplomatic efforts to contain tensions between Hezbollah and Israel after deadly rocket fire in the annexed Golan Heights. Some western governments have issued travel warnings.
Washington is racing to avert a full-blown war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah after the attack on theThe US has reportedly focused its high-speed diplomacy on constraining Israel’s response by urging it against targeting densely populated Beirut, the southern suburbs of the city that form Hezbollah’s heartland, or key infrastructure like airports and bridges.
“Israel will escalate in a limited way and Hezbollah will respond in a limited way … These are the assurances we’ve received,” Bou Habib said in an interview with local broadcaster Al-Jadeed.’
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