Israel has been participating in common skirmishes with Hezbollah for the reason that Oct 7 assault by Hamas, additionally backed by Iran’s clerical state.
Requested if Israel was adhering to worldwide humanitarian regulation within the blasts on pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon, Kirby replied: “As we’ve stated from the very starting, Israel has a proper to defend itself.”
“How they accomplish that issues to us, and we do not draw back from having these sorts of conversations with the Israelis as applicable,” he stated, with out confirming Israeli involvement.
As for the USA, Kirby echoed earlier statements denying involvement: “We weren’t concerned in yesterday’s incidents or at the moment’s in any means.”
