“The sovereignty of Israel and Lebanon must be guaranteed, and any further military intervention will dramatically worsen the situation. This needs to be avoided,” Borrell said after an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers, according to the AFP agency.
The head of the EU diplomacy made this statement at a time when, according to a Reuters source, Israeli soldiers are gathering near the border with Lebanon, whose position indicates that they are ready to invade Lebanese territory.
The source of The Washington Post, in turn, stated that the “ground operation in Lebanon” is already on the way. For now, however, it is not clear what exactly Israel is planning. In addition, the Jewish state has not announced any operation for the time being, but the army said that it was preparing for “the next phase of the conflict”.
Israel is attacking Hezbollah units after this terrorist movement began shelling targets in Israel more intensively following the attacks by Hamas on October 7.
The US is sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East
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