Amid Israel-Lebanon tensions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, September 30. PM Modi himself gave this information on social media.
During the conversation, PM Modi said that there is no place for terrorism in the world. It is important to contain regional tensions and ensure the safe release of all hostages. India is committed to support efforts for the early restoration of peace and stability.
The talks come at a time when tensions have risen in West Asia following the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. More than 800 people have been killed so far in Israel's attacks in Lebanon.
The two leaders met for the second time in 45 days This is the second phone conversation between the two leaders in the last 45 days. Before this, there was a phone conversation between the two leaders on August 16. At that time too, PM Modi asked the Prime Minister of Israel to end the war with Hamas through negotiations and diplomacy. Along with this, immediate release of all hostages and ceasefire was also emphasized.
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have increased over the past 2 months On July 28, Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel. 12 Israelis were killed in the attack. This was Hezbollah's biggest attack since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Hezbollah targeted a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. In response to this attack, Israel launched an airstrike in Lebanon on July 30. In this airstrike, Hezbollah commander Haj Mohsin alias Fuad Shukar was killed.
Following this, on September 17, pagers exploded in Lebanon, killing 12 people and injuring thousands. On September 18, the day after the pager blast, a walkie-talkie exploded, killing 27 people.
After a pager and walkie-talkie explosion, Israel launched an airstrike on Lebanon on September 20, killing 45 people. Since then, Israel has fired thousands of missiles at Lebanon, killing more than 800 people.
Israel is preparing to land troops in Lebanon
Images of Israeli tanks were released by Al Jazeera.
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant has asked the army to be ready. “The elimination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is a very important step,” he told soldiers, according to the Times of Israel. We will make full use of the capabilities we have.
While speaking to the troops, Gallant also talked about the use of military capabilities in Lebanon. He said we have faith in you (soldiers), you are capable of completing any task. Israel has deployed tanks to areas along the border with Lebanon on Sunday.
The entire leadership of Hezbollah is gone Israel has eliminated the entire leadership of Hezbollah in 2 months. On September 27, Hezbollah's headquarters were attacked with an 80-ton bomb. In which Chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed. On July 30, Fuad Shukar, Hezbollah's second most senior leader, was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon. The very next day, on July 31, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was also killed in an attack on Iran. Now there is no senior leader left in the leadership of Hezbollah. At the same time, Yahya Sinwar is the only surviving Hamas leader present in Gaza.
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