foreign media: the middle east is moving further towards war that people are worried about
2024-10-04
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"tehran does not seek war, but looks forward to peace and calm." according to qatar's al jazeera tv station, iranian president pezeshizyan made the above statement on october 3 and then added, "but israel is forcing us to react."
at a joint press conference in doha, qatar, pezeshchiyan said israel assassinated haniyeh in tehran on july 31 and asked iran to "remain calm."
"for the sake of peace, we have maintained self-restraint." pezeshizyan said that if israel takes action, iran will respond more intensely and harshly: "the sinister goals of the zionist entities are all aimed at destroying the region's stability. we should work together to keep this region away.”
iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps announced on the evening of october 1 that iran had launched approximately 200 missiles at military and security targets in israel in response to a series of previous attacks by israel. bagheri, chief of staff of the iranian armed forces, announced the main targets of the missile attack on israel, including three major israeli air bases, the israeli intelligence and secret service (mossad) and strategic radars, tank assembly centers, troop carriers, etc. .
according to the times of israel, shortly after iran launched the attack, netanyahu warned iran that it had "made a big mistake" and "will pay the price for it." netanyahu said he would "achieve all war objectives through all necessary actions," including the release of all hostages and ensuring israel's "survival and future."
while the conflict between iraq and israel is intensifying, israel is also advancing ground military operations in lebanon. according to agence france-presse, the israeli army has begun a "limited ground invasion" of lebanon, with the goal of attacking the lebanese hezbollah armed organization supported by iran. this means that the middle east is moving further towards the "regional war" that has long been feared.
al jazeera quoted a statement from lebanese hezbollah as saying that hezbollah attacked and repulsed israeli troops sneaking into the town of odese in southern lebanon, "causing losses and forcing them to retreat." meanwhile, israel has stepped up its bombing of the gaza strip, killing dozens in separate attacks on shelters and schools, including an orphanage.
since the current round of palestinian-israeli conflict broke out in october last year, as of october 2, local time, at least 41,689 people in gaza have been killed and 96,625 injured in israeli attacks. on the israeli side, a hamas-led attack on october 7 last year killed at least 1,139 people and captured more than 200 people.
on october 2, local time, the united nations security council held an emergency meeting on the situation in the middle east to discuss israel's war on gaza and the escalation of the crisis caused by the attack on lebanon. united nations secretary-general antónio guterres said that military operations have exacted a "tragic price" on civilians in the region, and he "strongly condemns" this. guterres also said that a "full-scale war" between lebanon and israel must be prevented, otherwise it will bring disastrous consequences.
later on october 2, israeli foreign minister katz announced on his social media account that he had decided to add united nations secretary-general guterres to the list of persons unwelcome in israel and ban him from entering israel.
regarding the escalation of tensions between lebanon and israel, a spokesperson for the chinese ministry of foreign affairs stated on october 2 that china is deeply concerned about the turmoil in the middle east and opposes violations of lebanon's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and opposes intensifying contradictions and expanding conflicts. china calls on the international community, especially the influential powers, to play a constructive role to avoid further instability. china believes that the failure to achieve a ceasefire in gaza is the root cause of this round of turmoil in the middle east. all parties should achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in gaza as soon as possible.
source: china youth daily client
