Washington. The United States warned Israel this Wednesday against a military offensive in Lebanon like the one it is carrying out in the Gaza Strip, reported the State Department, which expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory after a year of war.
“I’m making it very clear that there should not be any type of military action in Lebanon that looks anything like Gaza, or leaves a Gaza-like result,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. .
Miller thus responded to a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements on Tuesday.
“I say to you, people of Lebanon: Free your country from Hezbollah so this war can end,” Netanyahu said in a video addressed to the Lebanese people.
“They have the opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like what we see in Gaza,” added the Israeli president.
Hezbollah began low-intensity attacks against Israeli troops a day after its Palestinian ally Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering the war in Gaza.
Clashes escalated rapidly this month.
Israeli bombings in southern and eastern Lebanon and on the southern outskirts of Beirut, strongholds of the Hezbollah movement, have left more than 1,100 dead in the last fortnight and forced more than a million people to leave their homes. according to the authorities.
Separately, the State Department spokesman said Washington is “incredibly concerned” about the humanitarian situation in northern Gaza, as Israel carries out new operations in the war-torn area.
“We are incredibly concerned about the humanitarian situation throughout Gaza, and particularly concerned about the humanitarian situation in northern Gaza, and I can tell you that it has been the subject of some very urgent discussions between our two governments,” Miller stated.
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