Berri stresses Lebanon won't be dragged to war despite Israeli provocations

The unprecedented Israeli military escalation against Lebanon is aimed at “dragging us” into “an all-out war,” Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said.

“We will not be dragged and we will continue to show restraint and work on containing the Israeli aggression, which reached its peak over the past two days,” Berri said in an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.

“Everyone inside and outside the country knows very well that we will not provide it with excuses, no matter how much it escalates its attacks and crimes,” the Speaker added.

Berri also called for exerting pressure on Israel to “halt its aggression against Gaza, because a ceasefire would apply to south Lebanon and open the door to the implementation of U.N. resolution 1701.”