Report: Lebanon received alarming signals after Dahieh strike
The latest Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs “will not be the last,” a Lebanese diplomatic source told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.
“Over the past hours, Lebanon received alarming signals indicating that Tel Aviv will carry on with the policy of assassinations,” the source said.
Israel “has also taken upon itself the mission of destroying Hezbollah’s military arsenal, as long as the Lebanese government’s steps remain insufficient,” the source added.
“The United States considers that the Lebanese state is still avoiding friction with Hezbollah and that the government so far has not been able to abide by the implementation of U.N. resolutions, especially Resolution 1559, which is an essential article in Resolution 1701,” the source said.
Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji meanwhile intensified his contacts with relevant countries, especially the U.S., to put an end to Israeli attacks, following the second Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Foreign Ministry source told Asharq al-Awsat.
“Despite its limited impact in terms of halting Israeli escalation in a permanent manner, Lebanese diplomacy remains capable of playing an influential rule in reining in or curbing Israeli aggression, at least in keep Beirut and its suburbs safe from attacks,” Lebanon’s former ambassador to the U.S. Antoine Chedid told the daily.
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