Paris says war may go beyond south Lebanon if 'miscalculation' occurs
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has warned against “miscalculation” and “escalation” on the Lebanese-Israeli border, as the war resumed in full force between Israel and Hamas in Gaza following a seven-day truce.
“The situation between Lebanon and Israel is more dangerous than in 2006,” Colonna said, in remarks to Al-Arabiya television.
“Any miscalculation might drag Lebanon into an escalation that might spread beyond its south,” Colonna warned.
Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops have clashed along the border since Oct. 8, stoking fears that the Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip will spill over into the rest of the region. Though the clashes have been intense, with both combatants and civilians killed on both sides, they have remained largely contained to areas near the border. Hezbollah was not officially a party to a seven-day truce between Hamas and Israel that took effect last Friday and ended today, but calm has largely prevailed on the Lebanon-Israel border since then.
Source: Naharnet
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