Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that its ally Hezbollah 'cannot stand alone' against Israel which carried out its deadliest day of air strikes on Lebanon since 2006.
TEHRAN - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that its ally Hezbollah"cannot stand alone" against Israel which carried out its deadliest day of air strikes on Lebanon since 2006.
He called on the international community to"not allow Lebanon to become another Gaza," in response to a question if Iran would use its influence with Hezbollah to urge restraint. The Israeli military said it had hit about 1,600 Hezbollah targets on Monday, killing a"large number" of militants, and had carried out more on Tuesday morning.
The Israeli strikes came less than a week after coordinated sabotage attacks targeting Hezbollah's communication devices killed 39 people and wounded almost 3,000.said"peace in Lebanon is hanging by a thread."
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