To prevent a further escalation of the situation with hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese government seeks to appeal to the US to urge Israel to exercise restraint.
As Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told Reuters today, the US has asked the Lebanese government to convey a message of moderation to Hezbollah itself.
Israeli authorities blame the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite movement for yesterday’s rocket attack on a football stadium in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children and young people, while Hezbollah denies any responsibility for the attack.
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In turn, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted that the US is in talks with Israel over this incident and does not wish to escalate the conflict.
According to Blinken, who is in Tokyo, everything indicates that the rocket that hit the Golan Heights was fired by Hezbollah and “there is no justification for terrorism”.