TEL AVIV — Israel said Sunday that hundreds of rockets were fired in the north of the country by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in neighboring Lebanon. The attack happened a few days later Devastating attack by the Israeli Defense Forcesannounced that it was targeting Hezbollah strongholds around the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Israeli officials said Hezbollah’s rocket fire caused injuries, but that much of the weaponry was intercepted by Israel’s advanced missile defense system.
Lebanese health officials say the Israeli Defense Forces’ heavy offensive against Hezbollah killed dozens of people over the weekend when missiles hit buildings in a long-time Hezbollah stronghold around Beirut.
Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel in support of the Gaza-based Hamas alliance. ongoing war with them in the Palestinian territories Terrorist attack on October 7, 2023.
Gunfight with Israel Iran’s most powerful so-called proxy group Despite diplomatic pressure from the United States for a ceasefire, the situation has further escalated in recent days.
American and Israeli officials said over the weekend that a ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel could be imminent, despite the rising death toll in Lebanon.
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that a cease-fire agreement could be reached “within a few days.”
He said the ongoing agreement would “distance Hezbollah and allow residents of (Israel’s) north to return to their homes,” adding that Israel’s agreement would allow tens of thousands of residents to return home. He referred to the government’s long-standing goals. Returning to an abandoned house near the Lebanese border amid Hezbollah rocket fire.
He said Israel would continue to have the right to respond to “disruptions” if a deal is reached. He said negotiations still needed to iron out some unspecified points, but added: “We are close to a deal,” adding: “A deal could happen within days.”
In lieu of the previous agreement, tensions continued to rise across Lebanon on Monday, with the Ministry of Health reporting that Israeli Hezbollah attacks had left more than 3,750 people dead as of Sunday, about 15,630 more injured, and about 1.4 million people injured. He announced that he had been chased from his home. The ministry said most of the victims were women and children.
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All school and university classes in Beirut have been canceled until January, citing security concerns following devastating Israeli attacks over the past week.
This includes one of the deadliest attacks to date in central Beirut. More than 80 people were killed in IDF attacks over the weekend, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
The IDF said it was targeting Hezbollah weapons and fighters embedded in civilians and infrastructure around Beirut.
Beirut resident Abeer Dulwich disputed this, claiming that Israel had “attacked people living peacefully in their homes.”
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