“We are on the verge, if not at the beginning, of a total regional war“. This is the warning that was issued this Wednesday. Jose Manuel Albares in full resumption of hostilities in the Middle Eastthat the Minister of Foreign Affairs called for a de-escalation.
In the statements to ‘Zero wave“, Albares lamented that “we are facing a moment of an escalation of the war unthinkable a year ago” in the region and stressed that the current scenario is “extremely serious”, with a war which has already left thousands dead in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and which has now spread to Lebanon.
A “sovereign state” influenced, where “indiscriminate bombing“Even in wars, there are rules and the use of force has limits,” recalled the Minister of Foreign Affairs who in turn “strongly” condemned the massive attack perpetrated this Tuesday by Iran with missiles against Israeli territory.
So, the minister asked “containment” and “responsibility” to regional actors and defended that “it is time to de-escalate”. “We are on the verge, even at the beginning, of an all-out regional war, we must avoid it at all costs,” he said.
On the other hand, Albares mentioned during the same interview the United Nations Mission in Lebanoncommanded by the Spanish general Aroldo Lázaro, and defended that this “it still makes sense today” and that the role of soldiers under the UN banner “continues to be important in reducing this risk of escalation of war”.
He also stressed that the Spanish contingent, despite the complexity of the current situation, continues to maintain security conditions, although there is an evacuation plan prepared for when it is deemed necessary.
The day before, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers, Albares urged the Spaniards remaining in Lebanon to leave the country “as long as there are commercial flights”after the Israeli army confirmed ground raids in the neighboring country, but indicated that there is “a escape plan prepared for the moment when it will have to be activated” to get them out of the country.
In this regard, the Minister of Defense, Marguerite Roblesreported this Wednesday that Two army planes will take off on Thursday to Beirut for get 350 Spanish citizens out of the country that they asked for it.
