An Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon could trigger doomsday scenes and all out war, a senior diplomat has said as the IDF could come face-to-face with troops trained by Britain. The Middle Eastern country’s London ambassador Rami Mortada has said their troops would not ‘stand idly by and watch’ if Israel invaded or were to ‘mount a heavy aerial attack’, The Times reports.
Last night, Israeli jets pummeled Lebanon with more than 50 strikes – despite calls for restraint amid fears of a spiraling conflict within the Middle East following a week of pager and walkie-talkie blasts which has left the country in disarray. The bombardment marked the nation’s most intense hit on Lebanon for nearly a year while world leaders gathered in Paris to urgently call for de-escalation. Mr Mortada warned that Hezbollah has become a ‘formidable fighting force’ – saying that a multi-frontal war in the region could radicalise a whole new generation in Europe.
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