Middle-East

Arab League warns of escalating threats to Lebanon's security amid Israeli conflict"

Israeli soldiers stand near to a tank near Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, October 16, 2023. (Reuters)

By Terry Muriuki | Friday, June 28, 2024

The Arab League also has stressed the importance of giving the constitutional track a chance to elect the President of Lebanon, affirming its readiness to help Lebanon.

The Arab League has warned that Lebanon would face immense challenges threatening its security and stability if the Israeli war escalates to the Southern borders.

The Arab League, a regional organisation of the Arab states, has repeatedly warned of the potential for the spillover of this conflict into Lebanon, a concern that has become increasingly pressing in recent years.

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During a visit by the Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League, Hossam Zaki, the Aran League restated its solidarity with Lebanon due to the threats posed by Israel and escalation in Southern Lebanon.

The Arab League also has stressed the importance of giving the constitutional track a chance to elect the President of Lebanon, affirming its readiness to help Lebanon.

Earlier this year, on UN X account, the UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert and the head of the peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, Aroldo Lazaro warned over a "very real" threat of miscalculation that could lead to a wider war as cross border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel intensifies.

Since Israel's 34-day war in 2006 with the Lebanese militant group that ended in a tense stalemate, Israel has been planning for a re-match.

Since October 2023, tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border have fluctuated. The rhetoric on both sides has heated up, causing deaths in both countries and leaving 90,000 people displaced in Lebanon and more than 60,000 being forced from their homes in the northern part of Israel.

Hezbollah launched its most significant rocket assault yet at Israel in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah commander, fueling concern that the conflict could rapidly escalate.

Despite Lebanon's challenges and threats on the Southern front, especially now that it lacks a President hence intensifying tensions and exposing political weakness, the Lebanese group still stands strong with Hezbollah estimated to have 130,000 rockets and missiles that could quickly overwhelm Israel's sophisticated air defence systems and hits its biggest cities.