Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan Condemn Israel’s Actions Against Hezbollah, Warn of Escalation to All-Out War

The foreign ministers of Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan strongly condemned Israel’s military operations against Lebanon’s Hezbollah, warning that these actions risk pushing the region into a full-scale conflict. The ministers issued a joint statement during a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, criticizing the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for what they described as escalating aggression. The ministers emphasized that curbing the “dangerous escalation” in the region must begin with halting Israel’s operations in Gaza. Earlier in the day, the IDF intercepted a surface-to-surface ballistic missile launched by Hezbollah toward central Israel, which the Iranian-backed