Hezbollah poses a significantly greater threat to Israel than Hamas, France’s ambassador to the UN stated, as he warned of the risks of a full-scale conflict erupting along the country’s northern border. Nicolas de Riviere said France was working with Israeli and Lebanese authorities to try to prevent such an outcome, which would rapidly inflame tension across the Middle East. “We are very concerned with the situation along the Blue Line in the northern part of Israel and southern Lebanon … the situation is very fragile,” Mr de Riviere stated.
