Biden describes the elimination of the militia leader as fair; call for a ceasefire
AFP and Reuters
La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, September 29, 2024, p. 16
Washington. The president of the United States, Joe Biden, assured yesterday that the assassination of Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli offensive, is a measure of justice for its many victims, including thousands of American, Israeli and Lebanese civiliansand expressed that fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and any other Iranian-backed terrorist group.
He later urged a truce following the Israeli attacks on Lebanon: It’s time for a ceasefirein response to a journalist who asked whether an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanese territory was inevitable. The State Department reported that the families of the employees of its embassy in Beirut were ordered to leave. due to the volatile and unpredictable security situation.
Meanwhile, the vice president and Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harris, described Nasrallah as terrorist with American blood on his hands.
While the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said he was deeply concerned by the dramatic escalation of events in Beirut in the last 24 hours. This cycle of violence must stop nowhe urged, but did not convene the UN General Council
Russia and other countries predict dramatic consequences
Iran’s ally Russia condemned firmly the murder of the militia leader and estimated that Israel will have the full responsibility of its consequences dramatic in the region. We strongly urge Israel to immediately cease its military actions.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent his solidarity to Nasrallah’s family, whom he considered a leader of the muslim worldwhile his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, estimated that this death seriously threatens regional and global peace and security, whose total responsibility falls on Israel with the complicity of the United States that provides the arsenal and support to the global community.