In response to Israeli attacks, the Government of Lebanon condemns and the Defense Council affirms the right of self-defense

The Lebanese government has described the Israeli attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut and Kosaya on the Lebanese-Syrian border as unacceptable aggression, while the Supreme Council for Defense in Lebanon, which held an emergency meeting, affirmed the right of all Lebanese to self-defense.

Lebanese Minister of Information Jamal Al-Jarrah said that the Israeli aggression is rejected and condemned, adding that intensive contacts are underway to stop these attacks and deter the Israeli enemy from continuing its attacks on Lebanon.

He stressed that the Lebanese government will lodge a complaint with the Security Council regarding these Israeli attacks.

The southern suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, was attacked on Saturday evening by two Israeli drones, one of which exploded while the other fell, according to Lebanese authorities.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned in a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that what Israel has done threatens a dangerous escalation of the situation, pointing out that Lebanon is counting on Russia's role in avoiding further escalation.

While UNIFIL said the situation at the Lebanese-Israeli border was calm and was working with the parties to ensure that no incidents occurred, the Lebanese were awaiting the outcome of the coming days, especially after Hezbollah threatened to respond to Israeli attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs and the strikes on Aqraba in Syria. Two members of the party were killed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah must remain calm and cautious in his remarks, a sign of his vow to respond to the downing of two Israeli jets in the southern suburb of Beirut.

The right of self-defense
For its part, the Supreme Council of Defense on Tuesday affirmed Lebanon's right to self-defense "by all means", days after accusing Israel of sending two planes marching to the southern suburb of Beirut and the explosion of one of them.

In a statement after its meeting Tuesday, the Supreme Defense Council, which keeps its decisions secret and includes the president, prime minister and a number of ministers and security officials, "the right of the Lebanese to self-defense by all means against any attack, a right reserved in the Charter of the United Nations to prevent the recurrence of such The attack on Lebanon and its people and territories. "

Some military experts believe that Hezbollah is heading for a retaliatory operation while trying to prevent Israeli drones from flying in Lebanese airspace, but it may not develop, according to current indications, into all-out war.

The political and popular circles are following the events within two tracks, the course of diplomatic contacts conducted by Lebanon with the aim of reducing tension, and the military field field which indicates a possible escalation in the coming days.