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Israel/Iran War: Israel Rejects Ceasefire, Strikes Beirut

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Israel/Iran War: Israel Rejects Ceasefire, Strikes Beirut

Report says the Israeli military launched strikes in Southern Beirut on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying it would leave Hezbollah forces near his country’s border.

Newsmen saw black smoke rising from Beirut’s Haret Hreik area after two strikes, which followed an Israeli military warning for residents to evacuate.

One of the strikes targeted weapons “stockpiled by Hezbollah in an underground storage facility”, the military said.

Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the offensive came as the United States ramped up pressure on Israel, criticizing the bombing of Beirut and urging more aid access for Gazans.

In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Netanyahu said he was “opposed to a unilateral ceasefire, which does not change the security situation in Lebanon, and which will only return it to the way it was”, according to his office.

Israel insists it needs a buffer zone along its northern border, free of Hezbollah fighters.

“Netanyahu clarified that Israel would not agree to any arrangement that does not provide this (a buffer zone) and which does not stop Hezbollah from rearming and regrouping,” the statement said.

Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, said the only solution was a ceasefire while threatening to expand its missile strikes across Israel.

“Since the Israeli enemy targeted all of Lebanon, we have the right from a defensive position to target any place” in Israel, he said.

Early Wednesday Israel’s military said about 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country’s north, without any reports of casualties.

Iran-backed Hezbollah said it launched several salvos of rockets on northern Israel and army positions.

The Israeli military said it had “eliminated dozens of terrorists during exchanges of fire and aerial strikes” in Lebanon.

Report indicates that Israel bombed several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, including in the Bekaa Valley, where a hospital was knocked out of service.

The Israeli military said it had captured three Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon.

Lebanon’s health ministry reported nine deaths from strikes on the country’s south, and five more in the east, including three children.

Meanwhile, the US State Department has criticized Israeli strikes.

“We have made clear that we are opposed to the campaign the way we’ve seen it conducted over the past weeks” in Beirut, said spokesman Matthew Miller.

In a letter to Israel’s government on Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned US weapons deliveries to Israel could be withheld unless more aid reaches Gazans.

The letter made clear “there are changes that they need to make again to see that the level of assistance making it into Gaza comes back up from the very, very low levels that it is at today,” Miller said.

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Israel/Iran War: Israel Rejects Ceasefire, Strikes Beirut

Report says the Israeli military launched strikes in Southern Beirut on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying it would leave Hezbollah forces near his country’s border.

Newsmen saw black smoke rising from Beirut’s Haret Hreik area after two strikes, which followed an Israeli military warning for residents to evacuate.

One of the strikes targeted weapons “stockpiled by Hezbollah in an underground storage facility”, the military said.

Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the offensive came as the United States ramped up pressure on Israel, criticizing the bombing of Beirut and urging more aid access for Gazans.

In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Netanyahu said he was “opposed to a unilateral ceasefire, which does not change the security situation in Lebanon, and which will only return it to the way it was”, according to his office.

Israel insists it needs a buffer zone along its northern border, free of Hezbollah fighters.

“Netanyahu clarified that Israel would not agree to any arrangement that does not provide this (a buffer zone) and which does not stop Hezbollah from rearming and regrouping,” the statement said.

Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, said the only solution was a ceasefire while threatening to expand its missile strikes across Israel.

“Since the Israeli enemy targeted all of Lebanon, we have the right from a defensive position to target any place” in Israel, he said.

Early Wednesday Israel’s military said about 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country’s north, without any reports of casualties.

Iran-backed Hezbollah said it launched several salvos of rockets on northern Israel and army positions.

The Israeli military said it had “eliminated dozens of terrorists during exchanges of fire and aerial strikes” in Lebanon.

Report indicates that Israel bombed several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, including in the Bekaa Valley, where a hospital was knocked out of service.

The Israeli military said it had captured three Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon.

Lebanon’s health ministry reported nine deaths from strikes on the country’s south, and five more in the east, including three children.

Meanwhile, the US State Department has criticized Israeli strikes.

“We have made clear that we are opposed to the campaign the way we’ve seen it conducted over the past weeks” in Beirut, said spokesman Matthew Miller.

In a letter to Israel’s government on Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned US weapons deliveries to Israel could be withheld unless more aid reaches Gazans.

The letter made clear “there are changes that they need to make again to see that the level of assistance making it into Gaza comes back up from the very, very low levels that it is at today,” Miller said.

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