Published October 19,2023
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday warned Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah group towards intervening within the armed battle between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.
Scholz instructed the German parliament in Berlin {that a} spillover of the battle “would be devastating for the entire region and that is why it is now important that we do everything we can to help ensure that this situation does not escalate further. That there is no new escalation or a new front in the north.”
“And that’s why I want to repeat what I said last week in the Bundestag (parliament): there must be no entry by Hezbollah or Iran or their proxies in this war. That would be a serious mistake,” he warned.
Last week, Iran warned that if Israeli assaults on Gaza proceed, Tehran “will have to intervene,” US media claimed.
The Axios, citing two “unnamed diplomatic sources,” claimed that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian conveyed his nation’s message throughout a gathering in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, with Tor Wennesland, the UN particular coordinator for the Middle East peace course of.
In different associated news, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was scheduled to move to Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon later within the day for a brand new spherical of disaster talks amid Israeli assaults on Gaza.
The journey can be supposed to safe the discharge of Westerners held by Hamas, together with Germans.
Meanwhile, Baerbock appointed a particular envoy for Middle East humanitarian assist points to coordinate assist for the civilian inhabitants within the Gaza Strip, which Israel has sealed off.
Germany is able to present complete help amid the deteriorating humanitarian scenario in Gaza, the minister stated.
The battle in Gaza, underneath Israeli bombardment and blockade since Oct. 7, started when Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged shock assault that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea, and air. It stated the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and rising violence by Israeli settlers.
The Israeli army then launched Operation Swords of Iron towards Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip.
Gaza is experiencing a dire humanitarian disaster, with no electrical energy, whereas water, meals, gasoline, and medical provides are operating out.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has known as for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” to ease the “epic human suffering.”
At least 3,478 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli assaults on Gaza, whereas the determine stands at greater than 1,400 individuals in Israel.
Source: www.anews.com.tr