Netanyahu Says He Ordered Israel to Hold Talks With Lebanon About Disarming Hezbollah
But the Israeli prime minister said his country would continue its attacks against the Iran-backed armed group.
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But the Israeli prime minister said his country would continue its attacks against the Iran-backed armed group.
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
Deadly airstrikes pummeled Lebanon in what Israel said was its largest bombing wave yet in the monthlong war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Sunday was a particularly deadly day, as Israel targeted areas around the country — including a Christian area long regarded as safe by residents.
The U.S. military’s search-and-rescue operation for a missing American airman entered its second day. The Israeli military struck a major petrochemical complex in Iran.
Israeli forces will control “the entire area” from the border to the Litani River, up to 20 miles into Lebanon, the defense minister said. He indicated Israel would control it after the ground invasion ends.
Israel said one of those killed was a member of Hezbollah’s military wing “disguised as a journalist.” Lebanon’s president said all three were journalists and condemned the killings.
Over 100,000 people have fled to temporary shelters as Israel continues strikes on Lebanon.
When a residential building in downtown Beirut was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Samira Osseili fled with her family in the middle of the night. She’s now living in fear with 12 other relatives in her small apartment, knowing that another strike c…