Al-Duwairi on the escalation by Hezbollah and Israel: The rules of engagement are disciplined and there is no slide into open war. He stressed that the military tension on Israel's northern front falls within the scope of action and reaction since last October 8, as it went through periods of escalation and then relative calm.

He added that the escalation was initially within a range of 5 kilometers, then it increased to 8, all the way to 20 kilometers, and it is still within this geographical range.