Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar said Wednesday that Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah do not violate Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty, asserting that it is the Iran-backed terrorist organization that truly undermines the country\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya English, Sa\u2019ar said that disputes between Israel and Lebanon are \u201cminor\u201d and could be settled easily, pointing instead to Hezbollah and Iran as the real sources of instability. <\/p>\n
Sa’ar emphasized that Israel seeks peace and normalization with Lebanon, saying the government aims to \u201cfinish\u201d Hezbollah in order to safeguard Israel\u2019s security and \u201cbring Lebanon back to its people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing Syria, Sa’ar stated that Israel is interested in reaching a security agreement with Damascus, reiterating that Israel \u201cnever had territorial ambitions\u201d in Syria. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf we did, we could have taken more [territory],\u201d he said, explaining that a mutual security arrangement would serve both nations\u2019 interests. \u201cWe don\u2019t want terror activities promoted from Syria,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Turning to Iran, the Foreign Minister said Tehran poses a threat that extends far beyond Israel. He recalled that the United States joined Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites during the 12-day war in June, underscoring the shared concern over Tehran\u2019s pursuit of nuclear weapons and its role in destabilizing the region.<\/p>\n
Regarding Gaza, Sa’ar expressed hope that the current ceasefire would advance to its second phase, but he warned that Hamas\u2019 refusal to disarm remains a central obstacle. \u201cWe will not live with a terrorist state on our border,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the terrorist attack at Sydney\u2019s Bondi Beach, Sa’ar said the incident showed the world was \u201cclearly\u201d not doing enough to combat antisemitism. He urged Western governments to intensify their efforts, particularly in the public and digital spheres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar said Wednesday that Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah do not violate Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty, asserting that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[94166,51,86,85,46,43,4713],"class_list":{"0":"post-190391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-gideon-sa","9":"tag-hamas","10":"tag-hezbollah","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-syria"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}