US Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that with the killing of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, “justice has been served” for the victims of the Tehran-backed group.
Harris said in a statement that “Hassan Nasrallah was a terrorist with American blood on his hands,” emphasizing “his leadership of Hezbollah over decades to destabilize the Middle East and kill countless innocent people in Lebanon.” , Israel, Syria and around the world. .”
Harris reiterated her “firm commitment” to Israel’s security, saying she will always support Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran and terrorist groups loyal to it, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis.
Harris continued: “President Biden and I do not want to see the conflict in the Middle East escalate into a wider regional war.”
She noted that diplomacy is “the best way forward to protect civilians and achieve lasting stability in the region.”
On Saturday, US President Joe Biden said that Nasrallah’s killing in an Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs “is a step that will bring justice to his many victims, including thousands of American civilians, Israel and Lebanon. “
He indicated that he instructed the Secretary of Defense to “continue to strengthen the defensive posture of American military forces in the Middle East region to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a wider regional war.” “
Mr Biden’s statement came as the US State Department ordered the families of American diplomats in Lebanon to leave, while allowing some staff to leave “due to the turbulent and unpredictable security situation in Beirut.”
The State Department also “urged” American citizens to leave Lebanon while commercial options are available.
Israeli military officials announced Saturday morning that Nasrallah, who led the party for more than three decades, was killed in an Israeli bombing that targeted the party’s headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut overnight. Friday.
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2024-09-28 17:07:33
