Xinhua, AFP and Reuters

The newspaper La Jornada
Friday, September 20, 2024, p. 21

Beijing. China yesterday said it opposes any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and security, and expressed deep concern over the deadly explosion of a nuclear bomb in Lebanon. walkie-talkies and personal locators in Lebanese territory.

China expresses concern that such incidents may escalate regional tensions and calls on all parties concerned to effectively maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.said Lin Jian, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, commenting on the crisis in Lebanese territory.

From Paris, the heads of diplomacy of France, Stéphane Séjourné, and the United States, Antony Blinken, urged a lower the tension in the Middle East, amid growing fears of an all-out war in the region following attacks attributed to Israel against the Muslim political party and armed wing in Lebanon, Hezbollah.

France and the United States call for restraint and urge a reduction in tensions in the Middle East in general and in Lebanon in particularUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting with Séjourné. We do not want to see any escalation by either side, which would compromise the goal of a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.he added.

The explosions occurred as Blinken was in Egypt for talks on truce negotiations in the strip, which has been besieged and bombed almost incessantly since last October.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Hossein Salami told Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah that Israel will face a crushing response from the axis of resistancestate media reported.

Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused the Israeli government of wanting extend the war to Lebanon.