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Lebanon says six killed in Israeli strike as US announces ceasefire ...
22 hours agoBrandon DrenonandYang TianEPALebanese army soldiers man a checkpoint in BeirutAn Israeli air strike on a town in southern Lebanon has killed six people, including three paramedics, according to Lebanon's health ministry. It comes as the US said the two countries had agreed to a 45-day ceasefire.The health ministry said a fourth paramedic had sustained "critical injuries" after a civil defence centre was attacked in the town of Harouf. The Israeli military told the BBC it had "identified" and "eliminated" two "Hezbollah terrorists", adding "steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians".On Friday, the US state department announced Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend their shaky ceasefire after two days of negotiations in Washington DC.US President Donald Trump announced the truce on 16 April, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.On Wednesday, Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli air strikes had killed 22 people, including eight children, across the south."We hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and establishing genuine security along their shared border," said state department spokesman Tommy Pigott.The state department said it would "reconvene the political track of negotiations" in June."In addition, a security track will be launched at the Pentagon on May 29 with military delegations from both countries," Pigott added. Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, said the talks were "frank and constructive". Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that he hoped to "mobilise all Arab and international support to bolster our position in the negotiations" with Israel.There have been almost daily reports of Hezbollah and Israel trading fire across the southern border of Lebanon since the ceasefire began.Israel has intensified its air and artillery strikes in recent days, particularly in southern Lebanon, saying it was targeting Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.Lebanon's health ministry has accused Israel of targeting civilians and paramedics, which Israel denies. The Israeli military says it is aiming to create a buffer zone in southern Lebanon to thwart future Hezbollah attacks. In those areas, entire villages have been destroyed in similar tactics deployed by the Israeli military in Gaza. Human rights groups say some cases could amount to war crimes, which Israel denies.Hezbol...
Israel kills five in Lebanon after 'ceasefire' with Hezbollah extended ...
At least five people have been killed as Israeli air attacks hit several locations in southern and eastern Lebanon.A series of Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon has killed at least five people and injured more than a dozen, according to the Health Ministry.Despite Israel agreeing to a ceasefire extension with Hezbollah, the attacks on Sunday included the municipalities of Tayr Felsay, Tayr Debba, Az-Zrariyah and Jebchit.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel kills seven in Lebanon, agrees ‘ceasefire’ extension at talks in USlist 2 of 3BRICS talks end without joint statement as divisions over Iran war deepenlist 3 of 3Iran war day 78: Trump, Tehran signal talks as Lebanon truce extendedend of listAccording to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA), at least three people were also killed in a separate Israeli attack on the village of Jouaiya.The Israeli military issued forced displacement orders to residents in the villages of Sohmor, Roumine, al-Qusaibah, Kfar Hounah and Naqoura in southern Lebanon.“It’s been another violent day here in southern Lebanon,” reported Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto, from the southern city of Tyre. “As the ceasefire comes into place, we have seen the exact opposite happening with Israel intensifying its attacks,” he said.At a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was “holding territory, clearing territory, protecting Israel’s communities, but also fighting an enemy that is trying to outsmart us”.Since the war resumed on March 2, at least 2,988 people have been killed and 9,210 injured in Israeli attacks across the country, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Sunday.Talks in WashingtonSunday’s attacks followed talks in Washington, DC, where the two countries agreed a 45-day ceasefire extension – even though the original accord which began on April 17 has never been observed.The third round of talks in the US capital concluded after the first direct meeting in decades last month between Lebanon and Israel, which do not have diplomatic relations.NNA reported that the ceasefire extension is intended to allow for a US-facilitated security track to begin on May 29, with the next round of talks between the two sides planned for June 2 and 3 in Washington, DC.Hezbollah opposes direct negotiations, especially as Israeli forces continue to bomb southern Lebanon and occupy parts of it since the ceasefire.“The direct negotiations that the authorities in Lebanon have cond...
Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
Lebanon was dragged into the Middle East war on March 2 when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon hours after ceasefire extension
Israel launched new air strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Saturday, hours after the two countries agreed to extend a truce following talks in the US. The April 17 ceasefire, which ...
