The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin he stated with conviction, as did his Israeli counterpart Joab Gallantabout the “need” to “destroy its attack infrastructure”. Hezbollahxas the Israeli armed forces confirmed overnight that they were conducting ground operations in the southern part of its territory Lebanon against the Shiite movement.

Mr. Austin at the same time warned the Iran against a possible “direct military attack against him Israel“, underlining the “serious consequences” such a move would have for Tehran, says a statement released by his services at the Pentagon.

The general e.a. he made these comments in a conversation he had with Mr. Gallant in the evening. The two men “agreed on the need to destroy attack infrastructure along the border to guarantee that Lebanese Hezbollah will not be able to carry out attacks of the type on October 7 against communities in northern Israel,” according to the text.

Always during the announcement, Mr. Austin judges at the same time that “a diplomatic solution is necessary” so that there are guarantees for the safety of civilians on “both sides of the border”.