Biden says Israel must stop its possible ground incursion into Lebanon

Washington – US President Joe Biden called on Israel to stop its possible “limited ground operation” against Lebanon.

Biden said in a statement to reporters on Monday: “There must be a ceasefire immediately.”

In response to a question about whether he was aware of reports of Israeli plans to carry out a limited operation, Biden said: “I am more informed than you think, and I would be comfortable if they stopped (their operations). There must be a ceasefire now.”

Since September 23, Israel has launched the “most violent and widespread” attack on Lebanon since the beginning of the confrontations with Hezbollah about a year ago, which as of Monday afternoon resulted in at least 962 dead, including children and women, and 2,778 wounded, according to Anatolia’s monitoring of authorities’ data. Lebanese, amid fears of the outbreak of a regional war.

Since October 8, 2023, Lebanese and Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged daily bombardments with the Israeli army across the dividing “Blue Line,” which as of Monday afternoon resulted in at least 1,801 dead, including children and women, and 8,877 wounded, according to Anatolia’s monitoring. For official statements.

These factions are demanding an end to the war waged by Israel, with American support, on the Gaza Strip since October 7, which has left more than 137,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and deadly famine, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.

Anatolia