Israel’s security cabinet gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the green light to attack Lebanon after 12 children and youth were killed by a rocket fired by Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the Israeli-occupied Golan. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intervenes, threatening the Jewish state with an invasion by his army.
In Lebanon and the capital Beirut, most residents have been on edge for months, fearing an Israeli attack and the potential outbreak of a full-scale war. The situation has become even more tense after 12 children and young people were killed when a rocket fired by the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah hit a soccer field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
In the streets of Beirut, whose southern suburbs are firmly in the hands of Hezbollah, cars were as usual stuck in traffic, but the mood was still like the calm before the storm. The national airline stopped many planes that were abroad from flying back to Beirut. As a result, some international airlines responded in kind, removing Beirut from their flight schedules.
Reports: Hezbollah has evacuated many positions as a precaution
In fact, it cannot be ruled out that the Israeli Air Force, in addition to Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, will also strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut or the airport in its expected revenge attack. Hezbollah has reportedly already evacuated many of its positions as a precaution.
Erdogan threatens to invade
Meanwhile, Turkish President Erdogan caused an international stir. He threatened Israel with the invasion of the Turkish army, saying: “Just as we entered Nagorno-Karabakh and as we entered Libya, we will do the same to them. This threat should not be taken seriously.” well received by Erdogan’s home crowd.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz then compared Erdogan to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who was deposed in 2003 after a US invasion and executed three years later: “Erdogan is following in Saddam Hussein’s footsteps and threatening to attack Israel. He should just remember what happened there and how it ended.”
Source: Krone
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