Israel launched multiple strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday after agreeing to a ceasefire with the Lebanese government but not with Hezbollah.
Fighting continued on Thursday into Friday after Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, describing the agreement as “false” and an “illusion.”
CBS reported early on Wednesday,
Under the terms of the renewed ceasefire, Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which the militant group Hezbollah would be banned.
The ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River.
Aoun that the implementation of the ceasefire could begin within 24 hours of final approval.
In practical terms, he is waiting to hear back from the two main Shia blocs – the Amal Movement and Hezbollah – before making an announcement about what lies ahead.
“A security framework under a false ceasefire that requires Hezbollah to stop firing and withdraw from the south while aggression continues under military pressure is surrender and defeat,” Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said, adding, “We are only concerned with a full cessation of aggression and a complete Israeli withdrawal.”
“We will fight the invaders until we expel them and stop their aggression.”
Trump, however, told reporters on Thursday that the group “didn’t reject” the proposal. “Hezbollah called us and said, ‘How about stopping?’” he said.
“I think you’re gonna see things happen over there,” he continued. “That’s been like a little bit of a different world, but it’s interconnected with Iran. And it would be really nice if Lebanon could have some peace. Lebanon’s been under attack for so many years. They’re always like an underdog. And it would be really nice if it could end.”
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Israel went on to launch strikes in the south Lebanon city of Tyre, killing seven people, despite the ceasefire with Lebanon and actions by the Lebanese Army to implement the new deal with “pilot zones” to seize control from Hezbollah.
“One strike near the Jabal Amel hospital killed four people, wounded seven and lightly damaged the facility, while another elsewhere in the city killed three and wounded five, including two children, the source said,” CBS reports.
Israel’s military further warned three villages north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon that it would be launching additional attacks. “Anyone who is near Hezbollah operatives, their facilities, or their weapons endangers their life!” they said.
This comes as negotiations between the US and Iran continue, with talks over a “largely negotiated” framework for a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) that Trump announced late last month.
Iran has made a deal with the US contingent on an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
President Trump confirmed in an interview on Tuesday that he recently went off on Netanyahu with vulgar language, including calling him “f*cking crazy” for continuing the war amid US-Iran negotiations. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know? At some point, I said, ‘Bibi, we’ve got to stop this. You’ve got to stop it,’” he said.
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