MADRID, Reuters — Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares warned on Tuesday that any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon would be a grave mistake. Albares stated that Madrid has demanded that Hezbollah cease launching rockets toward Israel. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced that Spain will send nine million euros ($10.5 million) in humanitarian aid to Beirut. Meanwhile, the UN agency said that the lives of many in Lebanon have been turned upside down amid a broader Middle East conflict, after the number of internally displaced people registered in the country surpassed 667,000, an increase of 100,000 in a single day.
Spanish FM: Israeli Ground Invasion of Lebanon Would Be a Grave Mistake
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares warned of the grave consequences of an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon. Madrid called on Hezbollah to stop the attacks and allocated nine million euros in humanitarian aid to refugees in Beirut, whose numbers have exceeded 667,000.