NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg referred to the recent threats made by the Lebanese Hezbollah to Cyprus and spoke about a possible defense.
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said earlier this week that his movement would consider Cyprus to be meddling in the Middle East conflict by allowing Israel to use Cypriot airports and bases for military purposes.
“Cyprus is not a NATO ally. I don’t think it’s right to speculate, but I think it’s important to prevent that from happening,” Stoltenberg said in an interview with CNN when asked if NATO would respond to a Hezbollah attack to Cyprus.
Israel approved and confirmed the operational plans for the offensive in Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz later said Israel was very close to making a decision to “change the rules” of engagement against Hezbollah and Lebanon.
Israeli officials threatened to destroy the movement in an all-out war in Lebanon.
