Lavrov: Washington encouraging ‘Israel’s’ ground invasion in Lebanon

Department of Research, Strategic Studies and International Relations 04-10-2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov deduces, through an assessment of the wars across the Middle East and Africa, that for security to be established, it must be equal and indivisible for all countries, or it will not exist at all.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the United States has encouraged “Israel” to expand its war zone into Lebanon by failing to condemn Tel Aviv’s attempted ground invasion in southern Lebanon.

In a statement, the Russian top diplomat said, “Since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon on the night of October 1, there has not been a single word of condemnation on behalf of the US administration about this act of aggression against a sovereign state,” adding that “This way, Washington is actually encouraging its Middle East ally to keep expanding the war zone.”

According to Lavrov, who highlighted the “tragic and unacceptable developments” related to the war, which the Russian Federation called a “conflict” between Arabs and the Israeli occupation, particularly in locations such as Lebanon, Yemen, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, Sudan, and other hotspots in Africa, there is a crucial reality to be acknowledged, “Security must either be equal and indivisible for all, or there will be none.”

In this context, Lavrov also condemned the Israeli occupation’s “routine” practice of assassinations which have been taking place in the Middle East and in Tehran, and also condemned “Israel’s” attempted breach of Lebanese sovereignty on the southern Lebanon border as it seeks a ground invasion into Lebanon