Druze leader Walid Joumblatt issued a stark warning on Wednesday, following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry, stating that Israeli attacks could occur "anywhere" as violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have escalated over the past year.
Walid Joumblatt © GFT
Druze leader Walid Joumblatt issued a stark warning on Wednesday, following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry, stating that Israeli attacks could occur "anywhere" as violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have escalated over the past year.
The conflict has resulted in over 2,300 deaths, with more than 1,300 of those occurring since late September across various regions of Lebanon.
"We are expecting Israeli attacks everywhere, and I don't believe there are any safe areas in Beirut or any part of Beirut," Joumblatt remarked, as reported by several media outlets.
The former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) also expressed openness to dialogue for a ceasefire with Israel, provided it is based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
The resolution, adopted in 2006, calls for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and mandates the deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon. Joumblatt emphasized that any ceasefire talks should include the reinforcement of the Lebanese army in that region.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivered a sweeping and unusually candid interview to Saudi channel Al-Hadath Sunday evening, laying bare the full extent of Iran's direct military command over Hezbollah in Lebanon, and reaffirming his government's determination to end the conflict through direct negotiations with Israel.
US President Donald Trump launched a new broadside against Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, calling him a "liar, weak and pathetic" in an interview with Israeli channel Channel 14, as reported by Haaretz.
The Israeli military eliminated Abu Khalil Bourji, commander of the special forces of Hezbollah's elite Al-Radwan Unit, along with two other fighters, in a precision airstrike on Majdel Selm in South Lebanon on Saturday.
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