The day after the firing of nearly 200 Iranian missiles towards Israel, the American president declared on Wednesday that he was firmly opposed to Israeli strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was opposed to Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, the day after the firing of nearly 200 Iranian missiles towards Israel. “The answer is no”Joe Biden told journalists, when asked about his possible support for such action on the part of Israel. “All seven of us agree that the Israelis have the right to retaliate, but they must respond proportionately”he added, referring to the other G7 leaders.
Son-in-law of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed
After a week of Israeli bombings on Hezbollah strongholds which left hundreds dead across Lebanon, including 46 on Wednesday, an Israeli strike killed three people in Damascus on Wednesday, including the son-in-law of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, himself murdered by Israel last week in the suburbs of Beirut, an NGO said. “Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir, son-in-law of Hassan Nasrallah, is one of the two Lebanese victims of the Israeli raid which targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Mazzé district of Damascus”indicated the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. A source close to Hezbollah confirmed this information to AFP and specified that Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir was the brother of Jaafar al-Qasir, responsible for the transfer of weapons from Iran to Lebanon, which Israel announced killed Tuesday in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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For its part, Iran launched its second direct attack against Israel on Tuesday, followed by threats of cross-retaliation between the two countries. “Iran made a serious mistake (…) and will pay the price”warned the Israeli Prime Minister. Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, for his part, promised “a stronger response” in the event of reprisals, while ensuring that his country does not “wasn’t looking for war”.
The military escalation between Israel on the one hand, Iran and Hezbollah on the other, raises fears that the situation in the Middle East could spiral out of control, a year after the unprecedented attack carried out by Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah, on Israeli soil, which started the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.
