The situation in Lebanon is extremely serious, says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide at a press conference. – This is exactly the escalation we have feared for a long time, that we are going from a very dramatic situation in Gaza and the West Bank to a more international conflict. He emphasizes that the conflict is not between Israel and Lebanon, but between Israel and Hezbollah, which has a base in the country. – Over a thousand civilian lives have been lost, and up to a million people are on the run. Eide says there has been hectic diplomacy from many countries to try to stop Israel’s ground invasion, and called for ceasefire negotiations. – Now it rather seems that the weapons will talk. Iran, which supports Hezbollah, has not yet responded to the attacks. According to Barth Eide, the country does not want an escalation. – At the same time, we know that there can be a lot of pressure internally, now that so many of Iran’s allies in the region are being directly attacked.
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