Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon After Hezbollah Attacks, Despite Trump De-Escalation Promise

Israel launched deadly new strikes in Lebanon on Tuesday after accusing Hezbollah of launching attacks overnight, even as President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed to de-escalate and that “all shooting will stop.”

“This region is regarded as one of the bastions of the pro-Iranian Shiite movement”

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NBC News said the Lebanese Embassy in Washington reported Hezbollah accepted a U.S. proposal for a “mutual cessation of attacks,” which would also block Israel from attacking Beirut, after Trump warned there would be “no Troops going to Beirut.”

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The BBC reported that Israel continued attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement announced by Trump late on Monday, with Lebanon saying Israeli forces would not bomb the capital in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.

In Tyre, the BBC said the Lebanese health ministry reported four people killed and 127 injured when Israeli air strikes hit buildings next to Jabal Amel hospital on Monday afternoon, and it said 39 hospital staff were among the injured.

NBC News added that the Lebanese Civil Defense said six people were killed in an Israeli strike Monday night in the village of Marwaniyeh in southern Lebanon, and it said the Lebanese army later reported two soldiers wounded in Nabatieh by an Israeli hostile drone.

The Media Line said Hezbollah rejected the ceasefire plan as Israel-Lebanon talks began, with a senior Hezbollah official telling the group would refuse to accept any “partial” ceasefire agreement with Israel.

The Media Line also reported that Mahmoud Qomati, deputy head of Hezbollah’s political council, said the organization would reject the reported US-backed proposal and warned that any Israeli action against Beirut’s southern suburbs would trigger “a deeper and stronger response” from Hezbollah.

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NBC News described how the Lebanese Embassy in Washington said Hezbollah accepted the terms of a U.S. proposal for a “mutual cessation of attacks,” while the BBC framed the same period as a partial truce that held in Beirut.

The BBC said Hezbollah attacked Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, where officials reported deadly Israeli strikes, and it quoted Dr Wael Mroueh, the hospital director, saying, “The Israeli enemy targets journalists, ambulance workers, medical staff.”

The BBC also reported that the Israeli military issued a fresh evacuation order for Nabatieh town on Tuesday afternoon and warned residents it was “compelled to act forcefully” against Hezbollah there because of “violation of the ceasefire agreement.”

Beyond the immediate fighting, the BBC said at least 3,468 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war, according to the country’s health ministry, and it added that the UN says more than one million people have registered as displaced in Lebanon.

“Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah”

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The BBC also reported that the Lebanese health ministry says 128 paramedics and healthcare workers have been killed and that there have been 159 attacks on ambulances and medical facilities over the past three months.

In Washington, The Media Line said Lebanon and Israel began their fifth round of peace talks since April at the US State Department in Washington, DC, as fighting continued despite a declared truce announced Monday night.

NBC News reported that the Lebanese Embassy in Washington said Hezbollah accepted the U.S. proposal for a “mutual cessation of attacks,” while it also said clashes continued Tuesday morning with Israel launching strikes and the Lebanese Civil Defense reporting deaths in Marwaniyeh.

The BBC said Lebanon’s civil defence agency reported another Israeli strike hit its centre in Kfar Sir in Nabatieh district on Tuesday morning, causing damage but no casualties, and it said the Israeli military later acknowledged striking “Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure” while emphasizing it “was not targeted.”