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Cyprus Stresses Neutrality Amid Tensions with Israel and Hezbollah
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Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has issued a warning to Cyprus, stating that if the country aids Israel in attacks on Lebanon, it will become a target. This comes as Israel's army claims to have approved an offensive on Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, with Israel's foreign minister hinting at an imminent announcement on whether the country will go to war. Cyprus has responded to Nasrallah's warning by expressing disbelief and describing his remarks as "not pleasant". The European Union has also weighed in, stating that any threats against its member states are threats against the EU. A spokesperson for Cyprus has reiterated that the country is not involved and will not be involved in any war or conflicts.
Any threats against our member state are threats against the EU.
Cyprus is not part of the problem … [it] is part of the solution.
Opening Cypriot airports and bases to the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon would mean that the Cypriot government is part of the war, and the resistance [Hezbollah] will deal with it as part of the war.
Cyprus's declaration of neutrality can be viewed as a strategic win for Hezbollah.
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perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 3.British Foreign Policy
- 4.Israel Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 6.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 7.Iran Foreign Policy
- 8.Ethnic tensions
- 9.French Foreign Policy
- 10.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
- 11.Espionage
- 12.Italian Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Cyprus
- 2.United Kingdom
- 3.Israel
- 4.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 5.Lebanon
- 6.Palestine, State of
- 7.Syrian Arab Republic
- 8.Turkey
- 9.Yemen
organizations
- 1.Hezbollah
- 2.European Union
- 3.American University of Beirut
- 4.CyBC
- 5.Houthi
- 6.Islamic State
- 7.Israel Defense Forces
- 8.Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
- 9.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 10.Saint Joseph University of Beirut
persons
- 1.Hassan Nasrallah
- 2.Nikos Christodoulides
- 3.Abdallah Bou Habib
- 4.Amal Saad
- 5.Constantinos Kombos
- 6.Imad Salamey
- 7.Karim Emile Bitar
- 8.Konstantinos Letymbiotis
- 9.Maha Yahya
- 10.Najib Mikati
- 11.Ursula Von Der Leyen
- 12.Hubert Faustmann