Israel said it does not want war in Lebanon but could send its neighbour "back to the Stone Age", as the UN's humanitarian chief warned such a conflict would be "potentially apocalyptic". The border between the two countries has seen
The border between Israel and Lebanon has seen daily exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah since the Oct 7 attack on Israel by Hezbollah ally Hamas. Israel said it does not want war in Lebanon but could send its neighbour"back to the Stone Age", as the UN's humanitarian chief warned such a conflict would be"potentially apocalyptic".
"The current heightened tensions in the border area with Israel could escalate further at any time," updated foreign ministry advice in Berlin said. Some of those forces would likely then be redeployed to the Lebanese border – but"primarily for defensive purposes", according to the PM.During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, witnesses reported bombings in areas around the Gaza Strip and fighting had raged earlier Wednesday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.
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