Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his military to "vigorously attack Hezbollah targets" in Lebanon, two days after a ceasefire was extended by three weeks. The directive came after at least six people were killed in strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday. Fresh Israeli attacks followed the directive.
Cross-border exchanges between the two sides have strained the truce agreement. The agreement, which has seen a reduction in fire rather than a complete halt, was extended on Thursday after talks between the countries' envoys in Washington. Earlier on Saturday, Israeli strikes on a truck and a motorbike in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqeef in the Nabatieh district killed four people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Another two people were killed and 17 injured in an attack on the town of Safad al-Battikh, in the Bint Jbeil district. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "eliminated" three Hezbollah members on Saturday who were driving "a vehicle loaded with weapons", as well as another one riding a motorcycle. It said two more armed members of the group were killed in the Litani area, where Israel has kept soldiers in the self-declared buffer zone, saying they "posed a threat to the IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon". The IDF later said a "suspicious aerial target was identified" in the area of Malkia, adding the "incident constitutes an additional violation of the ceasefire". Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli army vehicle in south Lebanon in retaliation for the attack on Yohmor al-Shaqeef. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported a pair of strikes in quick succession in a town in Bint Jbeil district, another on a town in Tyre district, and strikes on two more towns in Nabatieh district. The Israeli military said it "struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure used for military purposes across southern Lebanon
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Tensions are high in Lebanon as Benjamin Netanyahu orders the Israeli military to aggressively target Hezbollah. Cross-border exchanges have strained a truce agreement - but what does this mean for the region?
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