Israel’s attack on Lebanon ‘most dangerous’ moment in region for 50 years: Analysis

Rami Khouri, a distinguished fellow at the American University of Beirut, said “the stakes are very high” for the region amid Israel’s attack on Lebanon, which is the latest escalation of tensions that have existed for decades. “This tension has been going on for 30, 40, 50 years because the root cause of it has never been resolved – the conflict between Palestine and Israel,” Khouri told Al Jazeera. “This moment is the most dangerous one that I’ve experienced in my 50 years of covering the area as a journalist and analyst. That’s because of the chances of other big powers getting involved,” Khouri said. “The United States is already involved. It is the major supplier of weapons for Israel and the major protector of Israel at the UN and at international fora. The US has also sent huge amounts of military forces to the area to help Israel if it needs it,” he said. “The danger now is the region as a whole being involved in fighting,” he added. “So this is the big danger that a break out of a big war would not only cause immense suffering – and not resolve very much – but would also threaten the fundamental integrity of many of these countries.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Israel #Netanyahu #Hezbollah #Beirut #SouthernLebanon #HezbollahIsraelTensions #HezbollahIsraelClashes #IsraelHezbollahAttacks #IsraelLebanonWar #IsraelHezbollahWar #OperationArrowsOfTheNorth #AlJazeeraEnglish