The Minister of Defense of Israel said this Sunday (15) that the country is not interested in going to war on its northern border and that, if the Lebanese group Hezbollah holds back, the Jewish State will keep the situation in the region as it is.
In the last week, sporadic attacks on the border Israel-Lebanon have fueled concerns that the conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip could expand into a wider problem.
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On Sunday afternoon, sirens sounded in the north of Israel, telling residents to seek shelter, and the military said it intercepted nine rockets coming from Lebanon. You Israelresidents responded by firing artillery at the area where the artifacts came from.
“We have no interest in a war in the north. We don’t want to escalate the situation,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told reporters.
“If Hezbollah chooses the path of war, it will pay a very high price. Very high. But if he holds back, we will respect that and keep the situation as it is,” added Gallant, acknowledging that there are aggressions taking place at the border.
Source: CNN Brasil
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