Haaretz, Israel. Israel’s foreign minister denied reports that Israel could soon hold direct talks with Lebanon and rejected claims it had told the United States it was running low on interceptors.
Reports denied
Haaretz reported that Israel and Lebanon were expected to hold direct talks in the coming days. Semafor reported that Israel had informed Washington it was running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors.
Asked about the reports, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said: “For the two questions, the answer is no.”
Comments on the war with Iran
Saar said Israel sees “eye-to-eye” with the United States in the war with Iran, now in its 16th day, and that the two allies were determined to continue until their goals are achieved.
“We want to remove the existential threats from Iran for the long term. We don’t want to go every year to another war,” he told reporters.
Location of remarks
Saar spoke from a Bedouin Arab town in northern Israel near an Israeli Air Force base where homes were damaged in an Iranian missile attack last week.
How do you assess the significance of Saar’s denials regarding talks with Lebanon and interceptor supplies?