Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel on Sunday (Aug 25), as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a bigger attack.
in a major flare-up of tensions, following more than 10 months of border clashes fuelled by the Gaza war.
“Neither Israel nor Hezbollah nor Iran, nor their various backers – the United States, Russia, Syria, France – want to see an escalation of the war,” Dorsey told CNA’s Asia Tonight programme on Sunday . However, he also said the group would assess the impact of its strikes and"if the result is not enough, then we retain the right to respond another time".Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuFILE - A civil defense worker inspects destroyed houses that were hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Chebaa, a Lebanese town near the border with Israel, south Lebanon, June 26, 2024.
Senior research fellow Jean-Loup Samaan from the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute said Hezollah’s objectives seemed mostly to save face and restore confidence about its intention to retaliate for Shukr’s killing. Experts said Iran, rather than Hezbollah, is more likely to make the call in terms of any potential escalation in the region, especially with the killing of a top Hamas leader on Iranian soil last month.in Iran's capital Tehran about a month ago. The strike was widely assumed to have been carried out by Israel.this depends on how Iran responds in due course.
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