Nabil Abu Rudainah warned in a press release that the circle of violence might worsen as long as the offensive continues, especially after the seizure of two Israeli soldiers by Lebanon's Hizbollah militia Wednesday morning.

The peace "could only be achieved within an international conference based on negotiations and international resolutions," said Abu Rudainah.

He noted that "we have often demanded the release of Arab and Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails and we asked to include this demand as a basic part of the peace requirements."

All sorts of the Israeli offensive "will only lead to reactions that the military escalation will not tackle," the spokesman stressed.

On June 25, Palestinian militant groups seized an Israeli soldier Galid Shalit in a cross-border attack, demanding Israel release Palestinian prisoners in its jails to get back the captive soldier.

As Israel was exerting efforts to free Shalit by pressing a large-scale ground and air operation into the Gaza strip, Lebanese Hizbollah claimed on Wednesday that it had kidnapped two Israeli soldiers, also demanding Israel release prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the hostages.