Israel bombs Lebanon after announcement of agreement between Iran and US
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An Israeli drone destroyed a car in Kfar Tebnit, a village in South Lebanon, and killed the driver, the Middle Eastern country's National News Agency (NNA) reported this Monday (15).
An Israeli drone destroyed a car in Kfar Tebnit, a village in South Lebanon, and killed the driver, the Middle Eastern country's National News Agency (NNA) reported this Monday (15). Furthermore, Lebanese journalist Hadi Abdel Moneim Hoteit was the target of Israeli attacks in the same city.
“He was transferred to Najdeh Shaabia Hospital in Nabatieh, where he is undergoing surgery on his leg after being injured by shrapnel,” state news agency NNA said at around 11am today local time.
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The attacks occur hours after the announcement of the peace agreement between the United States (USA) and Iran, released this Sunday (14), which would also include a ceasefire in Lebanon, which is one of Tehran's demands.
The continuation of the conflict in Lebanon could disrupt this peace process. The expectation is that a memorandum of understanding will be signed on Friday (19), in Geneva, Switzerland, between representatives of the USA and Iran, which would pave the way for a peace agreement.
Israeli authorities have not yet commented on the news of today's attack. Also this Monday (15), ANN reported that an Israeli drone was spotted flying at low altitude in the country's capital, Beirut.
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Hezbollah attacks Israelis
Also this Monday, the political-military group Hezbollah reported that it attacked an enemy Army convoy in the same place where the Israeli attacks were recorded, at the entrance to the village in Kfar Tebnit, at around 6pm local time.
According to Hezbollah, the attack forced the Israelis to retreat and occurred “after we observed a force belonging to the enemy Israeli army, consisting of a tractor and two Merkava tanks, advancing from the Arnoun area towards the crossing point on the outskirts of Kfar Tebnit.”
Deadlock continues in Lebanon
Despite the announcement of an agreement between the US and Iran, which would also include a ceasefire in Lebanon, the Lebanese Army asked that residents of the south of the country not return to their homes due to the risk of violations of the agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Monday that he was unaware of the terms of the agreement between Iran and the US regarding Tehran's nuclear program, which Israel and the US point to as the main justification for attacking Iran.
"We will remain in Lebanon's security buffer zone for as long as necessary," Netanyahu said at a press conference, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Hezbollah, in turn, congratulated Iran on the memorandum of understanding with the US.
“We affirm that what has been achieved is a prelude to completing the path of full liberation of our land, the return of our prisoners to their homeland and families, the return of all the people, especially the residents of the frontline villages,” said a statement from the group published by Al Manar TV, linked to the Shiite group.
War in Lebanon
Since the beginning of the current phase of the conflict in Lebanon, on March 2 of this year, 3,700 people have been killed in the country and 11,700 have been injured. The data is from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
The current phase of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is related to the destruction of the Gaza Strip from 2023 onwards. Hezbollah started to launch rockets against the North of Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians and to weaken the Israeli Defense.
After more than a year of exchanging attacks, a ceasefire agreement was reached between the Shiite group and the government of Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu, in November 2024, following the death of important Hezbollah leaders.
However, Israel continued with periodic attacks and bombings against Lebanon, which avoided reacting. With the start of the war in Iran, Hezbollah resumed attacks against Israel, claiming self-defense and response to the violation of the current ceasefire. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah dates back to the 1980s, when the Shiite militia was created in reaction to Israel's invasion and occupation of Lebanon to persecute Palestinian groups seeking refuge in the neighboring country.
In 2000, Hezbollah managed to expel the Israelis from the country. Over the years, the group became a political party with seats in Parliament and participation in governments. Lebanon was also attacked by the Israeli government in 2006, 2009 and 2011.
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