G7 CALLS FOR RESTRAINT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Iran pays for Tuesday’s missile assault, and Washington mentioned it will work with its longtime ally to make sure Iran confronted “extreme penalties”.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, talking in Doha, mentioned on Thursday that Tehran could be prepared to reply.
“Any kind of army assault, terrorist act or crossing our pink strains will probably be met with a decisive response by our armed forces,” he mentioned.
Israel, which has been combating Hamas within the Palestinian territory of Gaza for nearly a yr, despatched troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday after two weeks of intense airstrikes in a worsening battle that has drawn in Iran and dangers involving the USA.
The Group of Seven nations, which incorporates the US, Britain and allies, on Thursday condemned Iran’s missile assault on Tuesday and reaffirmed their dedication to Israel’s safety.
However the group additionally referred to as for restraint, a ceasefire in Gaza and halt to hostilities in Lebanon.
“A harmful cycle of assaults and retaliation dangers fuelling uncontrollable escalation within the Center East, which is in nobody’s curiosity,” it mentioned in an announcement.
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani additionally urged severe ceasefire efforts to cease what he referred to as Israel’s aggression.
The chairman of the US Home of Representatives International Affairs Committee urged the US president on Thursday to hurry up weapons shipments to Israel, together with 907kg bombs held up for months over human rights issues.
One 2,000-pound bomb can rip by thick concrete and steel, creating a large blast radius.
Consultant Michael McCaul mentioned in a letter despatched to Biden and seen by Reuters that such giant bombs have been operationally obligatory as Hamas and Hezbollah have been utilizing deeply buried subterranean bunkers and tunnels.
