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Netanyahu firm on new phase of Hezbollah war as UN warns of catastrophe
“Our goals are clear, our actions speak for themselves,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated
Israel on Friday stood firm on the need for a new and expanded phase of its almost year-long war with Hezbollah as the UN warned of catastrophe and the US called for diplomacy.
“Our goals are clear; our actions speak for themselves,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also underscored that point in a separate statement, explaining, “We will continue pursuing our enemies in order to defend our citizens – even in the Dahieh in Beirut.
“The series of operations in the new phase of the war will continue until we achieve our goal: ensuring the safe return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes,” Gallant stated.
They spoke as Israel pivoted in the direction of a military solution to return the more than 60,000 Israelis to their homes in northern Israel, a move that appeared to mark a sharp break with the Biden administration.
The region was braced for retaliatory escalation after the IDF claimed that it killed ten senior Hezbollah commanders along with Ibrahim Aqil, leader of the movement’s Radwan special forces unit, during a targeted airstrike in Beirut.
“This elimination is intended to protect the citizens of Israel,” an army spokesperson said in a brief statement to the press, adding that Israel was not seeking regional escalation.
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