Wendy Sherman says escalating tensions in Middle East are ‘quite serious’

Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said the escalating tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Hezbollah are “quite serious.”

“I see the state of play as quite serious,” she said Sunday on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”

Sherman’s appearance follows the uptick in violence between groups in the Middle East. Last week, Israel was responsible for an attack on handheld pagers of Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria. The group has responded with airstrikes.

There are concerns that Israel’s activity in Gaza as they fight the militant group Hamas and the attacks against Hezbollah will escalate into a larger regional war.

Sherman said Sunday she believes Vice President Harris is more fit to handle a cease-fire agreement and two-state solution to rebuild the Middle East than former President Trump.

“We need a leader who is prepared and strategic, who understands that we are in very difficult times in the world,” she said. “And we need someone who is going to be steady and clear. The American public does not want to send our sons and daughters to war.”

Hezbollah is not going to stop attacking Israel until there is a cease-fire agreement, Sherman said.

“I’m really, really confident that a President Harris will continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself, push for a two-state solution and try to enlarge the Abraham Accords and create peace overall in the region, but it is a tough road ahead,” she said.

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