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Hezbollah’s number two, Naim Qassem, said on Sunday, September 22, that the Lebanese Islamist movement was entering “a new phase” in the battle he has been waging against Israel since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip. He has spoken of a settlement “open account”during the funeral of a senior military official killed Friday by an Israeli strike. “Threats will not stop us: we are ready for all military scenarios” against Israel, he hammered home.
EU, London and Washington worried about escalation. The European Union is “extremely concerned” by the escalation in Lebanon, after the recent deadly attacks, and calls for a ceasefire “urgent”said the head of European Union diplomacy, Josep Borrell, on Sunday. Comments echoed by the head of British diplomacy, David Lammy. The White House, for its part, warned that a “escalation” military was not in “interest” from Israel, according to a spokesman.
Israel claims to have dealt Hezbollah “a series of blows.” “If Hezbollah has not understood the message, I promise you, it will understand it.” “These last days”the Israeli army inflicted on the Lebanese Hezbollah “a series of blows he never imagined”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Hamas hails “bravery” of Lebanese Hezbollah. “Hamas praised the resistance fighters in Lebanon for their struggle and bravery in the face of the Zionist war machine and for their determination to continue fighting in support of the Palestinian people (…) in Gaza and the West Bank,” the Palestinian Islamist movement said in a statement.
Al Jazeera office in occupied West Bank closed. Qatari television channel Al Jazeera described Sunday as “criminal” Israeli forces raided its offices in Ramallah and issued a 45-day closure order. The Israeli military, for its part, believes that the office in the occupied West Bank was “used to incite terror”.
