‘Middle East Is Like Powder Keg, Anything Is Possible’

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Beirut: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that the region is like a powder keg and anything is possible if Israel does not stop attacking Gaza.

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah will deliver a speech on Friday breaking weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel that could impact the region as the Gaza conflict rages.

After Hamas launched an unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon’s southern border has seen escalating tit-for-tat exchanges, mainly between Israel and Hezbollah– an ally of the Palestinian group– stoking fears of a broader conflagration.

The cross-border attacks heated up Thursday as Israel responded with a “broad assault” after Hezbollah attacked 19 Israeli positions simultaneously, according to the group.

Rockets also hit the Israeli town of KiryatShmona near the border in a barrage claimed by the Lebanese section of Hamas’s armed wing.