Israel and Lebanon are attacking each other. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said that he will talk to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also said that a full-scale war should be avoided in the Middle East.
It must happen, Biden told reporters as he boarded Air Force One for Washington, according to the Associated Press (AP). We must avoid war. President Biden’s announcement came as Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in Lebanon on Sunday.
Biden did not specify when he would speak with Netanyahu. He said that he will tell me what to say when I talk to him. When asked if a full-scale war in the Middle East could be avoided, he replied that it should be avoided. We really need to avoid this. After thousands of civilians were displaced from both sides, the Biden administration said it had tried to find a negotiated solution so the displaced people could return home and stop the war.
Earlier, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Israel had “eliminated” Hezbollah’s command structure in airstrikes that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of the group’s leaders. “I think people would be safer without him,” Kirby said, referring to Nasrallah’s killing. But they try to get out again. We look at what they will do to fill this leadership void.
The White House is calling on Israel and Hezbollah to agree to a 21-day temporary ceasefire proposed by the US, France and other countries last week as world leaders convene for the UN General Assembly. “If you want to repatriate them safely and permanently, we believe that the diplomatic route is the right way,” Kirby said.
In fact, after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a major airstrike in Beirut on Friday, Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel. Iran has said that it will take revenge for Nasrallah’s death.
Israel is constantly attacking Iran-backed Hezbollah. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, was killed in this. Thousands of Israelis and Lebanese have been forced to evacuate their homes near the Israel-Lebanon border as Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel almost daily over the past 11 months and Israel retaliates with its own attacks.
