Israel has no intention to enter a war with Lebanon and the Shiite Hezbollah movement, though the current state of affairs cannot continue, Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN Danny Danon told reporters.

Iran Press/America: "We don't want to see an escalation in the region. We have no intention to enter a war with Hezbollah and Lebanon but we cannot continue this way," he said.

Unless de-escalation is reached through diplomacy, Israel will have no other choice except to use all means for the protection of its citizens on the border with Lebanon, Danon added.

On September 17 and 18, in a terrorist and sabotage act, communication devices and pagers that were used in Lebanon exploded.

On the first day, a large number of pagers blew up almost simultaneously in various regions of Lebanon. According to the country’s Health Ministry, 12 people, including two children, were killed, and 2,800 more were hospitalized.

On the following day, a new wave of blasts swept across Lebanon. This time, walkie-talkies, phones, fingerprint scanners, as well as devices operating on solar and lithium-ion batteries exploded. At least 25 were killed and 608 were injured in the new attack.

The ambassador refused to answer the question of whether Israel was behind the mass explosion of mobile devices in Lebanon.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) had also announced that it conducted a targeted strike on Beirut, adding that Ibrahim Aqil, a military commander of Hezbollah’s militia, was killed along with other top brass representatives.

Read More: 

At Least 9 Killed, 59 Injured In Israel Attack on Beirut

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Dhahiyah in Southern Beirut

303