The UK and several EU countries on Thursday condemned a wave of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that came after a truce agreement between the US and Iran, which Iran and its proxy Hezbollah said also applied to Lebanon, but the US and Israel said did not. British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper told Sky News: “We do want to see the ceasefire extended to Lebanon,” adding: “I’m deeply troubled about the escalating attacks that we saw from Israel in Lebanon yesterday. “We’ve seen the humanitarian consequences, the huge mass displacement of people in Lebanon. So we do strongly want to see the ceasefire extended to Lebanon,” she added.
Speaking to Times Radio, Cooper said that if the truce is not applied to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, “that will destabilize the whole region.” “That escalation that we saw from Israel yesterday was deeply damaging, and we want to see an end to hostilities,” she said.
Israel said Wednesday’s airstrikes were planned for weeks and targeted the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group. Among the targets, the IDF said, were Hezbollah command centers and other military infrastructure, including intelligence headquarters and offices used by Hezbollah to plan attacks on IDF troops and Israeli civilians; infrastructure of Hezbollah’s rocket and naval units; and assets of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force and aerial unit. (Ed note: Well, Gee, guys: UK, France, and Italy, any word about the hundreds upon hundreds of rockets that Hezbollah has sent into the Northern and Central parts of Israel causing about 80,000 people to leave their homes in the north of Israel?) (Read More)
