Israel is signaling that it may launch a ground offensive in Lebanon . Earlier in the day, strikes were also carried out within the city of Beirut itself.
„The danger of this crisis turning from regional to spillover is real and there is such a scenario. He would be unfavorable. This would indeed lead to a classic interstate conflict, on the other hand it could lead to a real humanitarian crisis, commented in the “NOVA News Interview” the international security expert Assoc. Iskren Ivanov.
He recalled that it will soon be one year since the conflict in the Middle East. “One of the reasons why it is very difficult to reach a consensus on the part of the international community is that if there is a categorical resolution that certain countries want to push in the UN, they will face the veto of one of the permanent members of the Security Council UN security. Either with the Russian-Chinese bloc or with the USA”, said Assoc. Ivanov.
According to the international security expert, as long as US President Joe Biden is in power, there will be no war. “Iran knows that Biden is more than resolute in his support for Israel. Every time there is a threat from Iran to Israel, two American aircraft carriers approach Israeli shores and then depart back to the United States,” said Assoc. Ivanov.
„The possible scenario is that Israel conducts a limited ground operation in Lebanon, we will see how it ends. But the crisis will not end so easily. The Russian-Chinese bloc will try to promote the creation of an independent Palestinian state,”, added Prof. Ivanov.