EU, Britain seek ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

The European Union is the extremely concerned “for escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah group, declared a terrorist organisation by the US, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. He also called for an immediate “ceasefire”.

The European Union is extremely concerned about escalation in Lebanon following Friday's attacks on Beirut”, Borrell said in a statement, calling for a “medocation” along the border line that divides them, “and in Gaza”.

Meanwhile, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy also called for an immediate <x0vac> ” following a key “escalation “between Israel and Hezbollah, as tensions at the border have increased fears of a full-scale war.

Our “message to all parties is clear: we need an immediate ceasefire from both sides so that we can reach a political solution, so that Lebanese Israelis and civilians can return to their homes and live in peace and security”, Lami said during a speech at the Labusist party's annual conference.

While White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said a regional military escalation is not the “in Israel's best interest”.

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Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah have exchanged escalating attacks at the border, including an intensive night fire of rockets in northern Israel, which forced hundreds of thousands of people to hide in shelters, according to the Israeli Army.

“Tensions are much higher now than they were just days ago,” said Kirby.

However, he added, “still believe there is space and time for a diplomatic solution and for that we are working. ”

Lebanon's Hezbollah Group launched over 100 rockets in the early hours of the 22 September morning towards a wider and deeper area within northern Israel.

The nighttime hail of missiles caused alarms throughout Israel's north, forcing thousands of people to enter the shelter. The Israeli Army said the missiles had been launched “directly to civilian zones”, signaling a possible escalation, as missiles had previously been focused mainly on military targets.

This missile attack came after an Israeli air strike in Beirut on September 20th, which killed at least 37 people, including one of Hezbollah's top leaders, as well as women and children. Hezbollah was still facing a sophisticated attack that caused the explosion of thousands of personal equipment just days ago.

The Israeli Army said it had carried out a wave of attacks south of Lebanon over the past 24 hours, hitting around 400 militants' targets, including missile launchers. Israeli military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nada Shoshan, said these attacks had prevented an even greater attack. / REL