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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
European countries urge Israel not to expand Lebanon conflict
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Smoke rises following an apparent Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
The foreign ministers of 10 European countries, including Britain, France and Italy, call on Israel to avoid widening its military operations in Lebanon, and to respect its neighbor’s territorial integrity.
A joint statement also signed by the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas expressed the countries’ “full support for the government and the people of Lebanon, who once again are suffering the dramatic consequences of a war that is not theirs.”
Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group backed by Iran, renewed conflict with Israel on March 2, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. In response Israel has deepened its ground presence in Lebanon and struck Hezbollah targets from the air.
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