“The planned ground invasion of Lebanon grossly violates international law. This is not self-defence, but provoking all-out war”, Petra De Sutter says on X.

Iran Press/West Asia: Reports indicate that Israeli troops will soon conduct ground operations in Lebanon, as soon as this evening.

“The EU and international community must respond with maximum sanctions on Israel. The destruction must end”, she added.

De Sutter made headlines last November for being one of the few European officials to call for sanctions on Israel over its war on Gaza.

Al-Jazeera correspondent on the ground in Beirut also reports that Israeli warplanes have bombed Laylaki, a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs.

A short while ago, Israel ordered residents of the area to evacuate their homes.

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