EU Renews Call for Restraint in Middle East
European Union foreign ministers are scrambling to find diplomatic solutions to halt the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, as the escalating crisis risks setting the Middle East aflame. As Lebanon shook under a new wave of Israeli air raids on Monday, EU foreign ministers prepared to throw their weight behind efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
The ministers are being briefed by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who embarked on an urgent mission to Lebanon on Sunday, as Israeli jets and naval vessels continued to pound the south of the country in Israel's fiercest offensive on its northern neighbor since it launched a full-scale invasion in 1982. "We can't just sit here with our arms crossed," said Miguel Angel Moratinos, a former EU envoy to the Middle East. "This circle of violence, which could lead to an irreversible situation, cannot continue. "Now it is the time for restraint and time for thinking very clearly and deeply about losing control of an already dangerous situation," added Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson.
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