Salam Assured that Hizbullah-Israel Clash Would not Lead to War
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Prime Minister Tammam Salam has received assurances from Arab and Western diplomats that the clashes which took place between Israel and Hizbullah following an attack on an Israeli military convoy would not lead to a full-fledged war.
Salam's visitors were quoted as saying on Thursday that the Prime Minister, who made contacts with the diplomats after the clashes, received guarantees that the international community will exert every effort to preserve stability in Lebanon.
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag, U.S. Ambassador David Hale and British Ambassador Tom Fletcher told Salam that the clashes would not go out of control.
Hizbullah fired a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military convoy near the disputed Shebaa Farms area on Wednesday, killing two soldiers and triggering deadly clashes that marked the most serious escalation since the 2006 war between them.
The flare-up left a U.N. peacekeeper dead.
Hizbullah indicated the attack was in retaliation for the deadly Israeli air strike on its fighters in the area of Quneitra on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on January 18.
In the aftermath of Wednesday's clashes, Salam called on the international community to restrain Israel from carrying out attacks against Lebanon.
He also stressed that the government was committed to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war.
Information Minister Ramzi Jreij told al-Liwaa daily that the cabinet is expected to adopt Salam's statement during a session on Thursday.
“Salam's statement does not need further explanation,” the minister said.
The premier made the necessary contacts with officials, he said, adding “the ministers will be united during today's cabinet session.”
Jreij stressed that opinions expressed by cabinet ministers are their personal viewpoints and do not represent the government's stance.
“We should be cautious because Israel could make unexpected attacks,” he said.
G.K.
H.K.
29 January 2015, 09:37
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May all your life savings be in Russian Ruble dear flamethrower as you finally rest in pieces and tranquility.... RIP Shia Hero
29 January 2015, 10:00
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I respect Mr. Mowaten and his many aliases chief among them the alias "Puppeteer". It is very effective.
29 January 2015, 10:06
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assurances from Arab and Western diplomats that the clashes which took place between Israel and Hizbullah following an attack on an Israeli military convoy would not lead to a full-fledged war.
that is because of the weapons that arabs and the west sent to our soldiers, Israel is afraid
god bless democracy
29 January 2015, 10:52
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La communauté internationale est en train de faire une grande pression sur Israël qui a perdu un capitaine et un sergent. C'est préférable à une guerre qui détruirait le Liban. Le problème qui reste est que Ebola est en train de phagocyter et de détruire le Liban. C'est un cancer de l'intérieur.
29 January 2015, 11:19
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pijama: c'est toi qui t'ecrase face a la menace israelienne alors... chut! :)
29 January 2015, 11:23
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humble: quelle pression? et depuis quand les israeliens ont qqchose a faire des soi-disant presions internationales? tu le sais tres bien mais ca t'arracherait la gueule de l'admettre: la seule chose qui a fait manger ses tartines de .. "chocolat" a bibi nitay c'est le pouvoir de dissuasion du hezbollah.
toutes vos courbettes et lechages de bottes n'ont jamais servi a rien, le hezbollah vient de demontrer que seule la voie de l'equilibre dissuasif permet de proteger le liban.
un convoi pour un convoi, un kiboutz pour un village, une ville pour une ville, et soudainement les laches israeliens n'ont plus envie de jouer
29 January 2015, 11:24
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hahahhaah venant de toi, qui leches les bottes israelienne du matin au soir, je prends ca comme un compliment. etre un traitre a ta cause veut dire etre un patriote
29 January 2015, 11:30
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Israel is afraid from the weapons Lebanon got from the west and arabs
n est ce pas, surtout (les armes francaises
god bless democracy
29 January 2015, 11:36
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Mo Waten (with Syrian accent)
answer the question:
Ebola is Iranian NOT lebanese. Full stop.
29 January 2015, 15:17
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Iran's Boroujerdi: Israel's Quneitra attack demonstrates that the Zionist entity does not have limits to its crimes.
But the Iranian Farsi enemy has limits to its crimes in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon. LOL
29 January 2015, 15:42
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You insist on giving Israel this monster appearance, veritas, that kills kills kills whenever it chooses....just have a look at the worlds responses of late & see what I mean....Spain is calling it out ..loud & clear who is responsible in this tit for tat & many other western nations are doing the same.
I hope you understand what you're doing by posting this garbage everyday.
Its your kind that are hurting Israel the most.
29 January 2015, 17:53
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of course it won't... hezbollah and israel need each other...
29 January 2015, 20:27
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i never said friends but they work in each others interests.... huge difference... that you fail to see, how can you anyway with an empty brain...
we know that you read only what pleases you.... such are idiots....
