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biden speaks out on tensions between israel and hezbollah in lebanon

2024-09-23

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according to afp and other media reports, against the backdrop of tensions between israel and hezbollah in lebanon, us president biden told reporters on the 22nd local time that he remained "worried" about the ongoing tensions in the middle east.

according to afp, biden made the above remarks when he was interviewed by reporters on the south lawn of the white house that day. the report said that he also told reporters at the time that the us government "will do everything it can to prevent a wider war from breaking out" and "we are still working hard to push forward."

according to abc and other media reports, on the 17th of this month, a paging device exploded in lebanon, causing a large number of casualties. hezbollah in lebanon said that israel should be held responsible for the paging device explosion in lebanon. the israeli military said it would not comment on the above explosion. on the 18th, another communication device explosion occurred in lebanon. on the 20th, the israeli army launched an attack on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon, killing many people, including a senior military commander of hezbollah in lebanon. on the 21st, the israeli army launched another large-scale attack on southern lebanon. on the 22nd, hezbollah in lebanon launched an attack on ramat david air force base in northern israel.

the u.s. politico recently stated that although the biden administration is publicly downplaying the ongoing tensions between israel and hezbollah in lebanon, the conflict between the two sides is seen as a diplomatic setback for the united states in the region. u.s. officials privately admit that the conflict could evolve into a larger middle east conflict. the u.s. government's internal assessment believes that despite negotiations with both sides and regional partners, it is difficult to ease the situation in the near future.