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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Lebanese government expects Hezbollah to retaliate for Israeli strike, will try calm situation
Lebanese civil defense check the area in the aftermath of an Israeli military strike on a building in a southern suburb of Beirut, July 31, 2024. (Anwar Amro / AFP)
Lebanon expects Hezbollah to retaliate for an Israeli strike that targeted the group’s most senior military commander, and the government will engage in diplomatic efforts to calm tensions, Information Minister Ziad Makary says.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting to discuss the previous evening’s strike on a Beirut suburb, Makary says the cabinet is worried that the situation could spiral.
He says a plan is in place in case of a large-scale displacement of people in Lebanon.
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