In a significant escalation of regional tensions, the Israeli military has deployed tanks to its border with Lebanon. This move follows a directive from Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who has given the green light for all-out war plans against Israel.
This development marks a critical point in the long-standing conflict between the two sides, raising fears of a larger confrontation. Also Saudi Arabia has just called on its citizens to leave Lebanon. Just before Governments of France, Norway, Belgium and Sweden have also called on their citizens to immediately depart from the country.
It seems that we are on the brink of an extreme escalation of the situation in the Middle East. And just as in the case of the war in Ukraine, the diplomats have fallen silent here too.