Israel bombs Lebanon again as the United States seeks to end the war “as soon as possible”

Israel bombs Lebanon again as the United States seeks to end the war “as soon as possible”

Israel bombed the south again Beirut and escalates the conflict in Lebanon after announcing that it hit nearly 300 Hezbollah targets in 24 hours by launching 170 projectiles. For its part, the pro-Iran group claimed to have attacked an intelligence base near Tel Aviv.

In the midst of increasing violence, USA He urged an end to the war “as soon as possible.”

The official Lebanese news agency (Ani) reported thirteen bombings in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday night after the military urged residents in several districts to evacuate the areas. As rescuers linked to Hezbollah reported to APF, the attack left at least three dead, and they continued to search for survivors. “They left no room for people to escape. The attack occurred shortly after the warning,” they declared.

Four other people, including a child, were killed in another bombing near Lebanon’s largest public hospital, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

In addition, six deaths had been reported, including another child, in the city of Baalbeck, in the east of the country, in addition to four rescuers killed in the last 24 hours in the south in Israeli bombings.

The United States continues to work for a ceasefire in the Middle East

On a visit to Beirut, the American envoy Amos Hochstein stated that Washington works for put an end “as soon as possible” to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

The official assured that resolution 1701 of the UN, that ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah, should be the basis for a new ceasefire, but neither side “did nothing to implement it.”

According to resolution 1701, only the Lebanese army and the UN peacekeeping force, Finul, can be deployed in areas south of the Lebanese Litani river, near the Israeli border.

Despite that resolution, Hezbollah still present in southern Lebanonand Israel – in parallel to its war against the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip – launched a ground offensive on September 30a week after starting massive bombings against the Lebanese formation.

For his part, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenwill travel to the Middle East to try to boost the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza and contain a regional escalation, after Israel promised respond to Iran’s missile attack on its territory on October 1.

Source: Ambito

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