Meanwhile, the European Commission and the Aviation Safety Agency have recommended against operating flights in Israel and Lebanon due to the high risk to civil aviation.
The European Union’s foreign ministers will meet in an extraordinary manner this Monday to discuss the problems crisis in Lebanonafter the wave of Israeli bombings in recent days. This has been confirmed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell.
From 5 p.m., European ministers will discuss electronically the situation in Lebanon and the bomb attacks that have destroyed the city of Beirut. Israel has been campaigning for a week now unprecedented bombing of Lebanon and last Friday, Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader from the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah.
European sources have indicated that the meeting will serve this purpose identify the line of 27 in light of the escalation of the crisis in the Middle East.
The European Commission and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have also recommended this not operate in airspace at all flight levels in Israel and Lebanon until October 31. EASA has confirmed that it will continue to monitor the situation closely to assess whether there is an increase or decrease in risks to EU aviation operators due to the evolving threat.
Hezbollah, “prepared for a ground confrontation”
The bombings have not stopped all weekend and this Sunday more than a hundred people were killed in an intense day of bombardment by Israel, which left more than 1,000 dead and more than 6,000 others injured in just over a week, the Lebanese government said . The massive bombing campaign continued this Monday and for the first time since the start of the Israeli offensive against Lebanon, the Israeli army bombed the heart of Beirut.
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem stated on Monday that the Shia group “is prepared for a ground confrontation with the enemyIn this sense, he has assured that the Shia militia will choose the successor of the assassinated Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah “as soon as possible” and the fight against Israel will continue.
Source: EITB
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