Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Egypt says IDF operations in Lebanon will have ‘dire security consequences’
Israeli armored vehicles seen in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, October 1, 2024. (AP/Baz Ratner)
Egypt’s top diplomat deplores Israel’s “serious escalation” in southern Lebanon, after the IDF said it launched a “limited and focused” ground incursion.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelaty warns that Israel’s escalation threatens to inflame the entire region “in a way that will lead to dire security and humanitarian consequences,” according to a statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
Abdelaty also says Egypt will reject any attempts to establish a new status quo that violates Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Israeli officials have said they have no intention of maintaining a military presence in southern Lebanon and that any ground operation will be as short as possible.
