The spokesperson for the European External Action Service called for calm on Tuesday 27 August after “a drone incident south of Beirut led to new tensions in a region already affected by too much instability”. Lebanon has accused Israel of being behind the attack in the south of the capital, one of Hezbollah's main strongholds.
Not once mentioning Israel, in her statement the spokesperson warned that “it is the responsibility of all parties in the region to exercise maximum restraint,...