Jens Stoltenberg referred to the recent threats of the Lebanese Hezbollah against Cyprus.
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said earlier this week that the movement he leads would consider Cyprus intervening in the Middle East conflict by allowing Israel to use Cypriot airports and bases for military purposes.
“Cyprus is not a NATO ally. I don’t think it’s fair to speculate, but I think it’s important to prevent that from happening,” NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said in an interview with CNN when asked if NATO would respond to an attack. from Hezbollah.
Israel approved and confirmed operational plans for the offensive in Lebanon, CNN writes.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz later said that Israel was very close to making a decision to “change the rules” of engagement against Hezbollah and Lebanon.
Israeli officials threatened to crush the movement in an all-out war in Lebanon.
