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EU and UK demand ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

2024-09-22 16:59:08Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
EU and UK demand ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
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The European Union is "extremely concerned" about the escalation of the conflict between Israel and the U.S.-designated Hezbollah group, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. He also called for an "immediate" ceasefire.

"The European Union is extremely concerned about the escalation in Lebanon following Friday's attacks in Beirut," Borrell said in a statement, calling for a "ceasefire" along the border line that divides them, "as well as in Gaza."

Meanwhile, uk Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for an "immediate ceasefire" following a "worrying escalation" between Israel and Hezbollah, as tensions at the border have added to fears of a full-scale war.

"Our message to all sides is clear: we need an immediate ceasefire on both sides so that we can reach a political solution so that Israelis and Lebanese civilians can return to their homes and live in peace and security," Lammy said during a speech at the annual Labour party conference.

White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said a regional military escalation was "not in the best interest" of Israel.

"We don't believe that escalating this military conflict is in their best interest," Kirby told ABC, adding that the United States "is saying this directly to our Israeli counterparts."

Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group have exchanged escalating attacks on the border, including intense overnight rocket fire in northern Israel that forced hundreds of thousands of people to hide in shelters, according to the Israeli military.

"Tensions are much higher now than they were just a few days ago," Kirby said.

However, he added that "we still believe there is space and time for a diplomatic solution and that's what we're working on."

Lebanon's Hezbollah group fired more than 100 rockets in the early hours of September 22nd towards a wider area and deeper within northern Israel.

The overnight rocket barrage triggered alarm sirens across northern Israel, forcing thousands of people to slip into shelters. The Israeli military said the rockets were fired "towards civilian areas" signaling a possible escalation, as the rockets had previously been mainly focused on military targets.

The rocket attack came after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on September 20 that killed at least 37 people, including one of Hezbollah's top leaders, as well as women and children. Hezbollah was still facing a sophisticated attack that caused thousands of personal devices to explode just days earlier.

The Israeli military said it had carried out a wave of attacks in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours, hitting some 400 militant targets, including rocket launchers. Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said those attacks had prevented an even bigger attack. /REL


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