Attacks continue in Lebanon, despite ceasefire with Israel; 10 people died, says Lebanese press
Smoke rises into the sky after an Israeli military attack in southern Lebanon, seen from northern Israel, on Friday (19)
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Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon this Saturday (20) killed ten people, including two children, just hours after the announcement of the renewal of the ceasefire agreement.
Continued clashes threaten a provisional agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war in the East Medium. The Israeli Army said it was responding to projectiles fired by the terrorist group Hezbollah.
Lebanon's National News Agency reported that the attacks hit the city of Nabatiyeh and nearby villages.
Mediators were trying to stop the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after an intense exchange of attacks in the early hours of Friday (19), which killed at least 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers.
An officer of the Israeli Armed Forces stated that Hezbollah fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting the military to launch attacks against the group in the region. Hezbollah did not take responsibility.
➡ Israeli troops face Hezbollah, a terrorist group financed by Iran to fight Israel, in Lebanon. The two sides once again attacked each other at the start of the war between the US and Iran in the Middle East.
On Friday, Israel's ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, wrote on the social network truce is effectively in effect.
A member of Hezbollah, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Friday, following reports of a possible deal, that Qatar, the United States and Iran were working to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. However, he avoided confirming that an agreement had already been reached.
This article is being updated.
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Source: G1